Foot ulcer prevention using biomechanical modelling

Foot ulcer prevention using biomechanical modelling

Foot ulcers are a common complication of diabetes and are the consequence of trauma to the feet and a reduced ability to perceive pain in persons with diabetes. Ulcers appear internally when pressures applied on the foot create high internal strains below bony structures. It is therefore important to monitor tissue strains in persons with diabetes. We propose to use a biomechanical model of the...

Dynamic biomechanical modelling for foot ulcer prevention.

Foot biomechanical modelling to study orthoses influence.

Several pathologies of the foot can be solved simply by adding an orthosis under the patient’s foot. Defining the geometry and the size of such orthosis is key in optimizing its influence on the foot. For example, an orthosis with a heel lift (HL) has an increased height below the heel to force the patient to put his weight on front of the foot. An orthosis with a metatarsal bar associated with...

The Pathogenesis of the Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Prevention and Management

The most important complications of diabetes mellitus are neuropathy and diabetic foot. Manifestations of resulting complications range from simple to highly complex, including limb amputations and life–threatening infections. Foot infections in people with diabetes are common; this creates complex social problems owing to the financial burden resulting from the high cost of treatment and heali...

Diabetic Foot Ulcer

It is estimated that approximately 15% of diabetic people world-wide will at some stage develop diabetic foot ulceration. The prevalence of active foot ulceration varies from approx‐ imately 1% in certain European and North American studies to more than 11% in reports from some African countries (table 1). Although there have been many developments in recent years which encourage optimism for f...