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A thin foot switch.

J D Ross·R B Ashman
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A common problem in determining a number of important gait parameters is a convenient means for indicating foot/floor contact. Various foot switches have been used in many forms, but still an ideal, commercially available switch has yet to materialize. This note describes one method for constructing very thin, (1 mm), durable, switches that have worked well in the Gait Analysis Lab at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital.

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J D Ross, R B Ashman. 1987. A thin foot switch.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9290(87)90040-6

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