Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 2008. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 167 p. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-126).

Thesis (M.Med.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-47). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Med.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009. / Directed by Kathleen Williams; submitted to the Dept. of Kinesiology. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed May 17, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 82-104).

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 120 -129). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 120 -129).

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:28:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-07-22Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:37:15Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 bastos_js_me_guara.pdf: 978532 bytes, checksum: ad2088b8d793b6e7b2acfec155a6871d (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O presente estudo é uma interação interdisciplinar entre os conceitos da engenharia mecânica e a ciência da saúde, usada para rastrear alterações nos pés de portadores de Diabetes Mellitus, possibilitando, através de uma plataforma de força, a identificação do risco de formação de úlceras plantares secundárias à sobrecarga mecânica em áreas de sensibilidade diminuída. Para tal foi projetada e construída uma plataforma de força de fácil operação. O estudo em análise foi realizado com um grupo de 30 voluntários, de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 30 e 69 anos (com idade média de 50 anos) distribuídos entre portadores de Diabetes mellitus e não diabéticos. A amostra foi dividida em três grupos: diabéticos com e sem neuropatia diabética e não diabéticos. Todos participantes, possuem características antropométricas compatíveis e não apresentam deformidades articulares significativas nos pés e nem dificuldades de marcha. Cada participante foi avaliado três vezes, permanecendo em posição ereta e estática sobre a plataforma, num tempo de 20 segundos em cada coleta. Através da análise da distribuição da pressão plantar foi observado que os voluntários diabéticos com neuropatia diabética apresentaram desigualdade pressórica nas áreas de menor sensibilidade protetora dos pés o que indica risco de formação de úlceras plantares / The following study is an interdisciplinary interaction between concepts of mechanic engineering and the health science, it is used to find disturbs in patients with Mellitus diabetic feet. It is possible through a force platform that recognizes the risk of appearing planter ulcers that are secondary from the mechanic overcharge in areas where the sensibility was decreased. So, it was projected and built a force platform which is cheap and easy to operate. The study of analyses has been realized with 30 volunteers, both gender, from 30 to 69 years old (average 50 years old) they were divided between Mellitus Diabetics and no diabetics. The sample divided was into three groups: Diabetic with neuropathy and without neuropathy and no diabetics. All of them have anthropometrics compatible characteristics and they do not present significant joint deformities in foot neither walk difficulties. Every patient was availed three times they were stand up and static on the platform during 20 seconds. Throughout the plant pressure analysis distribution it was noted the diabetic volunteers with diabetic neuropathy have presented unequal pressure value in the regions where the feet protection sensibility was decreased and it denotes risk of plants ulcer development

Please read the abstract in the section, 00front, of this document / Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2003. / Clinical Epidemiology / unrestricted