NDLI: Commercially available shoe inserts as transducers for limb load monitoring

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Gupta, V. Reddy, N.P. Canilang, E.P.
Copyright Year	1992
Description	Author affiliation: University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325 and Edwin Shaw Hospital, Akron, Ohio 44312 (Gupta, V.; Reddy, N.P.; Canilang, E.P.)
Abstract	Limb load monitoring presents a continuing challenge in rehabilitation engineering. Patients who undergo lower extremity surgery like joint replacement and reconstruction, or fracture healing are required to exert minimal or gradually increasing amount of force on their lower limbs during recovery. However, it is generally observed that these patients exert forces much larger than those prescribed. Exerting large loads can lead to problems like pain, and blistering. On the other hand not exerting a minimal force can lead to muscular atrophy in the limbs. To prevent this atrophy, a minimal exertion force is prescribed. Several investigators implanted pressure transducers on the inserts to measure the pressure distribution in the foot. However, these transducers are expensive, and require the presence of a qualified engineer to place, monitor, and calibrate them. Currently, there is no simple, low-cost technique to assist the patient and the clinician in determining the amount of load exerted by the limb as the patient is walking. The purpose of this investigation is to study the use of commercially available shoe inserts and their transducing properties for the monitoring of extremity loads during gait.
Starting Page	1491
Ending Page	1492
File Size	125555
Page Count	2
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780307852
DOI	10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761892
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1992-10-29
Publisher Place	France
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Monitoring Lead Training Sensitivity Capacitance Hospitals Transducers
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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