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

fYear

1995

fDate

15-18 Feb 1995

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.533059

Filename

533059