01600nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002800055653001500083653001100098653001200109653001300121653001000134100001400144700001300158700001300171700001300184245006500197856005900262300001100321490000700332050003200339520094900371022001401320       1994                            d  c1994 Sep10aBiomechanical Phenomena10aFoot Ulcer10aHumans10aleprosy10aPressure10aShoes1 aBirke J A1 aFoto J G1 aDeepak S1 aWatson J00aMeasurement of pressure walking in footwear used in leprosy.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1994/v65n3/pdf/v65n3a13.pdf  a262-710 v65  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Pressure measurements were made on 10 leprosy patients while walking barefoot and while using 6 sample shoes. The sample shoes, which represented footwear currently used worldwide in leprosy programmes, included: 1, a USA extradepth shoe without insole; 2, a USA extradepth shoe with insole; 3, a Chinese tennis shoe; 4, a Mozambique sandal; 5, a Bombay sandal; 6, a Bombay sandal with rigid sole; and 7, the patients' prescribed footwear. Peak pressure was significantly lower while walking in all footwear, except with the extradepth shoe without an insole, when compared to barefoot walking. Peak pressure was significantly lower walking in the Bombay sandals, the Chinese tennis shoe, the extradepth shoe with an insert and the patients' prescribed shoe when compared to the extradepth shoe without an insert. Regression analysis showed a significant inverse relationship between pressure and insole thickness (P < 0.001, R2 = 0.17).</p>  a0305-7518