01266nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002800055653002000083653002700103653000900130653001800139653001100157653001200168653001500180653000900195653001300204653001000217653001500227100001600242700001800258700001500276245002700291300001000318490000600328520061600334022001400950       1983                            d  c1983 Jan10aBiomechanical Phenomena10aCasts, Surgical10aDiabetes Complications10aFoot10aFoot Diseases10aHumans10aleprosy10aLocomotion10aMale10aPressure10aShoes10aSkin Ulcer1 aPollard J P1 aLe Quesne L P1 aTappin J W00aForces under the foot.  a37-400 v53 a<p>A transducer has been developed to record the shear or horizontal components of force beneath the sole of the foot. When used with a vertical force transducer it has enabled a comprehensive analysis of the mechanical forces acting beneath the foot when walking in various types of footwear. Considerable differences have been recorded between the footwear. Particularly low forces are present in a plaster cast and to a lesser extent with Plastazote insoles. The possible application of these findings to the management of ulceration of the sole of the foot in diabetes mellitus and leprosy is discussed.</p>  a0141-5425