UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Total contact casting is regarded as the gold standard treatment for plantar foot ulcers. Load transfer from the plantar surface of the foot to the walls of the total contact cast has previously been assessed indirectly. The aim of this proof of concept study was to determine the feasibility of a new method to directly measure the load between the cast wall and the lowe...

to evaluate the effects of local administration of the fetal brain extract (fbe) on the crushed peripheral nerve, 15 male wistar rats were used. the right sciatic nerve of 10 rats was locally underwent the tense compression for 30 seconds and then randomly divided into experimental and control (sham) groups. the remained rats were considered as intact animals. treatment was commenced weekly, by...

This study investigated whether low-Dye anti-pronation taping altered peak plantar pressures of normal feet during gait. The Emed-AT-2 platform system was used to measure peak plantar pressures. Forty subjects performed two sets of six walks over the Emed-AT-2 forceplate. One set of walks was performed barefoot whilst the other set was performed with the low-Dye tape applied to the right foot. ...

BACKGROUND The exact pathology of diabetic foot ulcers remains to be resolved. Evidence suggests that plantar shear forces play a major role in diabetic ulceration. Unfortunately, only a few manuscripts exist on the clinical implications of plantar shear. The purpose of this study was to compare global and regional peak plantar stress values in three groups; diabetic patients with neuropathy, d...

We report a case of 29-year-old female who presented with right heel pain that worsened over a period of two years. The onset of pain was followed by swelling at the medial aspect of right ankle. She was initially treated for plantar fasciitis with multiple steroid injections over the heel. Subsequent MRI revealed a well-defined heterogeneous lesion in continuity with the medial plantar nerve. ...

OBJECTIVE Examine the effect of gender on plantar loading during three football-specific tasks. DESIGN Thirty-four athletes (17 men, 17 women) ran an agility course five times while wearing the Nike Vitoria hard ground cleat. Plantar loading data were recorded during a side cut, a cross-over cut and a forward acceleration task using Pedar-X insoles. SETTING Controlled laboratory study. PA...

Plantar fasciitis memiliki manifestasi klinis nyeri tumit yang disebabkan oleh peradangan pada plantar fascia. Penderita akut berkembang menjadi kronis tidak hanya menimbulkan masalah medis, melainkan juga individu serta sosial. Penanganan dengan manajemen intervensi sangat cepat dalam kurun waktu beberapa tahun terakhir. Seorang perempuan berusia 57 datang ke rumah sakit keluhan telapak kaki k...

The contribution of activity to the long-term stability of synaptic connections is a subject of ongoing debate. In the present study we examined the effects of recovery from chronic disuse on the pattern of reinnervation of partially denervated adult rat skeletal muscles, using tension measurements, intracellular recordings, and observations of vital staining with activity-dependent styryl dyes...

Adult acquired flatfoot deformity is a degenerative disease causing medial arch dysfunction. Surgical correction has typically involved tendon reconstruction with calcaneal osteotomy; however, the postoperative changes have not been fully characterized. The present study assessed the success of surgical correction of Stage IIb adult acquired flatfoot deformity through changes in plantar pressur...