Title :
On line system and analysis of standing and walking foot pressures in normals and leprosy patients
Author :
Patil, K.M. ; Babu, M. ; Oommen, P.K. ; Malaviya, G.N. ; Hunson, A. ; Braak, L.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Mech., IIT, Madras, India
Abstract :
A new barographic on-line method of measurement of standing and walking pressures is presented. This method is used to find a new characteristic which could clearly distinguish the normal foot pressure distribution from the abnormal distributions such as those occurring in leprosy subjects with sensory and muscle paralysis and in different stages of foot deformity
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical measurement; bone; medical image processing; muscle; patient diagnosis; pressure measurement; abnormal distributions; barographic on-line method; foot deformity; leprosy patients; muscle paralysis; normal foot pressure distribution; on line system; sensory paralysis; standing foot pressures; walking foot pressures; Biomedical measurements; Cameras; Foot; Glass; Image processing; Legged locomotion; Mechanical engineering; Muscles; Pressure measurement; Software measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995 and 14th Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of India. An International Meeting, Proceedings of the First Regional Conference., IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2711-X
DOI :
10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.533059
