title: [Influence of density of pressure sensors on parameters of plantar foot load--a pedographic comparison of 2pressure distribution recording platforms].
abstract: The present study aimed to establish whether a higher sensor density of 9 as compared with 4 sensors per cm2 would influence plantar pressure measurements. Twenty-seven subjects aged between 2 and 33 years were studied during free barefoot walking on an ST-4 and an ST-9 platform (Novel GmbH Munich). Most significant differences were seen in peak pressure values and contact areas of selected foot regions. However--with the exception of the toes--the differences were below 10%, so that they were not considered to be clinically relevant. Furthermore, the differences between the platforms revealed no age-related effects, so that the higher sensor density did not provide any further gain, even for the smaller feet of children.
authors.affiliation: Funktionsbereich Bewegungsanalytik, Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeine Orthopädie, Universitätsklinikum Münster. diro@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lorei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology*