DocumentCode
2355821
Title
Gait analysis of diabetic foot
Author
Ranu, Harcharan Singh
Author_Institution
VA Med. Center, New York Univ. Med. Center, NY, USA
fYear
1995
fDate
7-9 Apr 1995
Firstpage
197
Lastpage
200
Abstract
A 3-D Foot Print Device has been used to measure the plantar foot pressures for normal subjects and diabetic patients with neurotrophic ulcers. The results confirm that patients with peripheral neuropathy develop over 40% higher forefoot pressures when compared with normal subjects
Keywords
biomechanics; biomedical measurement; legged locomotion; neurophysiology; pressure measurement; statistical analysis; 3-D Foot Print Device; diabetic foot; diabetic patients; forefoot pressures; gait analysis; neurotrophic ulcers; normal subjects; peripheral neuropathy; plantar foot pressures; Diabetes; Displays; Educational institutions; Foot; In vivo; Leg; Optical fiber sensors; Pathogens; Sampling methods; Surgery;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995 Fourteenth Southern
Conference_Location
Shreveport, LA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2083-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SBEC.1995.514477
Filename
514477
Link To Document