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TECHNICAL NOTE

Measuring systolic ankle and toe pressure using the strain gauge technique – a comparison study between mercury and indium-gallium strain gauges

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Pages 555-559 | Received 01 Nov 2013, Accepted 01 Mar 2014, Published online: 13 Apr 2014

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