Basic Instructional Course|Verschiedenes
Diskussion zu Druckverteilungsmessungen in der Orthopädie

Zusammenfassung: Pressure distribution measurement is used to prevent diabetic foot ulceration, control of load transfer from socket to stump, avoiding impeded blood circulation in the stump and control of seating pressures. Here, focus is put on applications in the diabetic foot and in fitting prosthetic sockets.

Zusammenfassung: A deep knowledge of the relationship between the physical variable and the attributes of the measured patient or user is important when analysing data of pressure distribution measurements. Some theoretical aspects for developing appropriate analysing procedures and parameters will be presented.

Zusammenfassung: Pressure measurement systems consist of a number of single sensors, which are distributed over the interesting contact area between a part of the human body and its surroundings. In orthopaedics there are three main measuring situations, which will be discussed in the present paper.