Podometry: a critical evaluation of its use in Hansen's disease

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of podometry to measure the pressure developed over the feet and the value of these findings to help in the prevention of the plantar neuropathic ulcer in patients bearing Hansen's disease. We evaluated 13 patients with impaired plantar pai...

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Main Authors: Júlia Maria D'Andréa Greve, Tomaz Puga Leiva, Marta Imamura, Antonio Egydio Carvalho Jr., Túlio Diniz Fernandes, Osny Salomão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801994000100005&lng=en&tlng=en