Background Diabetic foot is an invalidating complication of diabetes mellitus that can lead to foot ulceration and amputations. While experimental analyses are limited solely to measurements of interfacial variables, three-dimensional (3D) patient specific finite element models (FEMs) of the foot can provide both the interfacial pressures and insight into internal stresses and strains tolerated...

BACKGROUND Foot ulceration is a major health problem for people with diabetes. To minimise the risk of ulceration, patients are advised to perform preventive foot self-care. AIM To explore beliefs about diabetic foot complications and everyday foot self-care practices among people with type 2 diabetes. DESIGN OF STUDY Qualitative study using one-to-one interviews. SETTING A suburban prima...

Background There is limited epidemiological research that reports on the foot-health of people with diabetes within Australian regional settings. This study reports on the baseline characteristics of a large prospective cohort study. The objective of this baseline analysis is to explore the relationship between demographic, socio-economic and diabetesrelated variables with diabetes-related foot...

BACKGROUND Various foot models are used in the analysis of foot motion during gait and selection of the appropriate model can be difficult. The clinical utility of a model is dependent on the repeatability of the data as well as an understanding of the expected error in the process of data collection. Kinematic assessment of the paediatric foot is challenging and little is reported about multi-...

BACKGROUND Diabetes Mellitus (DM) foot complications are a leading cause of mortality in developing countries and the prevalence of diabetes is expected to increase in the next decades in these countries. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and practice of foot care among diabetes patients attending three tertiary hospitals in Nigeria. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study ...

background: foot ulceration is one of the most common complications associated with diabetes that needs to be managed. in iran, prevalence of diabetes foot ulcer is 3%. according to studies, evidence‑based nursing (ebn) is an effective alternative to facilitate clinical decision making in patient care and may lead to quality improvement in nursing practice. the aims of this study are to assess ...

background diabetic foot ulcer is a worldwide health care concern affecting tens of thousands of patients. if these ulcers left untreated, they can create severe complications. objectives this study was designed to examine the effect of infrared radiation on the healing of diabetic foot ulcer. patients and methods this clinical trial was performed on 50 patients referred to dr. ganjavian hospit...