INTRODUCTION Risk assessment for development foot ulcer in diabetics is a key aspect in any plan and program for prevention of non-traumatic amputation of lower extremities. MATERIAL AND METHODS In the prospective research to assessed diabetic neuropathy in diabetic patients, to determined the dynamic function of the foot (plantar pressure), by using pedobarography (Group I), and after the us...

No consensus has been reached on how musculoskeletal system injuries or aging can be explained by a walking plantar impulse. We standardize the plantar impulse by defining a principal axis of plantar impulse. Based upon this standardized plantar impulse, two indexes are presented: plantar pressure record time series and plantar-impulse distribution along the principal axis of plantar impulse. T...

The ankle block is a safe and effective means of providing sensory anesthesia to the foot. The nerve supply to the foot at the level of the ankle is relatively superficial and consists of five nerve branches. The posterior tibial, which supplies the plantar aspect of the foot; the saphenous, supplying the medial portion of the foot; the deep peroneal, supplying an area between the great and sec...

CONTEXT Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is increasingly used for plantar fasciitis, but limited evidence supports its use. OBJECTIVE To determine whether ultrasound-guided ESWT reduces pain and improves function in patients with plantar fasciitis. DESIGN Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted between April 1999 and June 2001. SETTING Participants were recrui...

Palmar-plantar fibromatosis, the most common type of fibromatosis, is well recognized in the adult population, but many clinicians and pathologists are unfamiliar with the fact that children may also be affected by this process. This report describes the clinicopathologic findings in 56 cases of palmar-plantar fibromatosis in children and preadolescents. Our study group included 19 males and 37...

Skin perfusion pressure (SPP) is the perfusion pressure at the skin level, and it can serve as an index of peripheral circulation in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. We report a 78-year-old man with critical limb ischaemia who, despite having undergone several catheter interventions, still had severe ulcers with exposed bone on his right foot. We performed transmetatarsal amputation. The tissu...

The golden eagle is one of the world's largest living birds. Footpad dermatitis, also known as plantar pododermatitis or bumblefoot, is a condition characterized by lesions due to contact with unhealthy "perching" conditions, such as plastic perches, sharp-cornered perches on the ventral footpad of birds. A young female golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in Fars province of Iran was presented to ...

Acroangiodermatitis, often known as pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma, is an uncommon angioproliferative entity related to chronic venous insufficiency, arteriovenous fistulae, paralysed limbs, amputation stumps, vascular syndromes and conditions associated with thrombosis. It presents most frequently as purple macules, papules or plaques in the dorsal aspects of the feet, especially the toes, and the mall...

Lipoblastoma, a rare benign tumour arising from embryonic fat, is usually found in areas of abundant adipose tissue. Various reports describe a predilection of lipoblastoma for sites with primitive adipose tissue such as axilla, neck, retroperitoneum and prevertebral soft tissue. The plantar aspect of the foot is an extremely rare site due to scarcity of fatty tissue. Differential diagnosis inc...

The most frequently injured tendons and ligaments in the horse are those on the palmar or plantar aspect of the distal limb. For this reason, this series of presentations will focus on these injuries. Diagnosis of strain-induced tendon injuries of the equine distal limb are based on history (usually a preceding period of exercise) and the development of the signs of inflammation (pain, heat, sw...