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The EMED System is actually a family of individual modules developed to measure and record pressure distribution under the plantar surface of the foot to provide important information regarding the loading characteristics of the lower extremity. One must distinguish between static measurements taken while the patient is standing and dynamic measurements taken during locomotion. With static measurement, it is not possible to determine the form or the loading pattern of the foot during function. Dynamic measurements are used to determine loading during the actual stance phase of gait, quantified by parameters such as the length and width changes of the foot, angle of gait, digital function, high pressure points, and many other parameters. Important measurement parameters are calculated automatically using either EMED-Intern or EMED-Extern software. Each module of the EMED System is designed specifically to provide the clinician or investigator with the appropriate tool to collect data for analysis of function, direct therapy, and aid in the diagnosis of functional foot problems.
EMED系统实际上是一系列独立模块，其开发目的是测量和记录足底表面的压力分布，以提供有关下肢负荷特征的重要信息。必须区分患者站立时进行的静态测量和运动过程中进行的动态测量。通过静态测量，无法确定足部在功能状态下的形态或负荷模式。动态测量用于确定步态实际支撑期的负荷情况，可通过诸如足部长度和宽度变化、步态角度、趾部功能、高压点等参数进行量化，还有许多其他参数。重要的测量参数使用EMED-Intern或EMED-Extern软件自动计算得出。EMED系统的每个模块都经过专门设计，为临床医生或研究人员提供合适的工具，以收集数据用于功能分析、直接治疗以及辅助诊断功能性足部问题。
