@inproceedings{ba1b596fd90e4d6d914d49cc01bf0b92,
title = "Design of an ankle stiffness testing and therapeutic device",
abstract = "The research objective of this project is to design an ankle stiffness testing and therapeutic device. The hypothesis is that the ankle stiffness of people afflicted with diabetes mellitus (DM) is significantly different from that of healthy subjects. The validation of this hypothesis will allow us to clarify the relationship between ankle stiffness and ulceration or other pathologies. If we can use this objective device to prove that increased stiffness does play a significant role in ulcerations and other pathologies of the foot and ankle, the same device can also be used as a therapeutic device to help reduce ankle stiffness and thus prevent foot ulcers.",
author = "Yong Zhu and Li Li and Spencer Harp",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2014 by ASME.; ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2014 ; Conference date: 17-08-2014 Through 20-08-2014",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1115/DETC2014-35687",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference",
publisher = "American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)",
booktitle = "16th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies; 11th International Conference on Design Education; 7th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices",
address = "United States",
}
