Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 67-73 , January 2007

Altered energy dissipation ratio of the plantar soft tissues under the metatarsal heads in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A pilot study

  • Chih-Chin Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Wen-Chung Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yio-Wha Shau

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Applied Mechanics, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Angiogenesis Research Center, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Roosevelt Road, Sec. 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Kay-Lun Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Fang Hu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 20 October 2005 ,Accepted 21 June 2006.

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PII: S0268-0033(06)00130-6

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.06.009

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 67-73 , January 2007

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