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Plantar Loading Reflects Ulceration Risks of Diabetic Foot with Toe Deformation
Joint Authors
Gu, Yaodong
Lu, Y. C.
Mei, Q. C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Diabetes has been one of the most common chronic diseases all over the world.
The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess the foot loading characteristics of diabetic patients with fifth-toe deformity through a comparative analysis with diabetic patients with healthy and normal feet.
Six neuropathic diabetic female subjects with the fifth-toe deformation and six age-matched neuropathic diabetic controls without any feet deformities participated in the walking test.
Dynamic barefoot plantar pressure was measured with Novel EMED force plate.
Peak pressure and pressure-time integral for all 7 foot regions (rearfoot, midfoot, lateral forefoot, central forefoot, medial forefoot, great toe, and other toes) were collected.
Peak pressure was significantly higher in the patients with toe deformity in rearfoot, central forefoot, and great toe regions compared with the control group.
Meanwhile, loading sustaining period extended longer in great toe region of deformed group than in that of the control group, and the center of pressure was nearly in the big toe region during toe offstage.
Diabetic patients with fifth-toe deformity could have plantar contact area reduction in the other toes part and increased loading to the great toe part.
The result showed that fifth-toe deformity was associated with potential ulceration risk especially in hallux region.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lu, Y. C.& Mei, Q. C.& Gu, Yaodong. 2015. Plantar Loading Reflects Ulceration Risks of Diabetic Foot with Toe Deformation. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055084
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lu, Y. C.…[et al.]. Plantar Loading Reflects Ulceration Risks of Diabetic Foot with Toe Deformation. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055084
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lu, Y. C.& Mei, Q. C.& Gu, Yaodong. Plantar Loading Reflects Ulceration Risks of Diabetic Foot with Toe Deformation. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055084
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055084