The effect of various forms of immobilization on plantar foot pressure.
In this study, 16 subjects wore different types of immobilization devices while peak pressures on the plantar aspect of the foot were measured using the Electrodynogram (E.D.G.) system. Objective and subjective data were generated and analyzed. Peak pressures decreased on the plantar aspect of the foot as the form of immobilization progressed up the leg.
Beiser
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Kern Hospital, Warren, MI 48091.
Light
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Lynch
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Kanat
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D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005528:Foot / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000502:physiology*; D011312:Pressure