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Automatic analysis systems are outlined which enable the quantitation of the static and dynamic distribution of pressures and loads under the foot. The clinical usefulness of these systems is illustrated by several patient studies.
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Betts, R.P., Franks, C.I., Duckworth, T. et al. Static and dynamic foot-pressure measurements in clinical orthopaedics. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 18, 674–684 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02443145
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