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Application of a Piezoelectric Polymer in Gait Analysis to Measure the Loads on Selected Foot Areas

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Biomechanics: Current Interdisciplinary Research

Part of the book series: Developments in Biomechanics ((DEBI,volume 2))

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The knowledge of the loads acting on the plantar surface of the foot, or on its selected areas, is an important component to evaluate the modifications caused on gait by many pathologies of the lower limbs.

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  1. Centro di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    R. Assente, D. De Rossi, A. Pedotti & R. Rodano

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  1. M. E. Müller Institute for Biomechanics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Assente, R., De Rossi, D., Pedotti, A., Rodano, R. (1985). Application of a Piezoelectric Polymer in Gait Analysis to Measure the Loads on Selected Foot Areas. In: Perren, S.M., Schneider, E. (eds) Biomechanics: Current Interdisciplinary Research. Developments in Biomechanics, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7432-9_97

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