Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 9 , Pages 1754-1760 , 18 June 2010

The compressive mechanical properties of diabetic and non-diabetic plantar soft tissue

  • Shruti Pai

      Affiliations

    • VA RR&D Center of Excellence for Limb Loss Prevention and Prosthetic Engineering, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    • ,
  • William R. Ledoux

      Affiliations

    • VA RR&D Center of Excellence for Limb Loss Prevention and Prosthetic Engineering, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: VA Puget Sound, MS 151, 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108, USA. Tel.: +12067685347; fax: +12062773963.

,Accepted 12 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.02.021

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 9 , Pages 1754-1760 , 18 June 2010

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