title: Transducers for foot pressure measurement: survey of recent developments.
abstract: Recent advances in the development of transducers for the measurement of vertical and shear forces acting on the plantar surface of the foot are reviewed. Barefoot and in-shoe discrete and matrix transducers are reviewed in terms of structure, operation, performance and limitations. Examples of capacitive, piezo-electric, optical, conductive and resistive types of transducer are presented. Where available, the current clinical status is specified.
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005528:Foot / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure; D012775:Shoes; D014160:Transducers, Pressure / Q000639:trends*