Open AccessBiomechanical evaluation of diabetic foot through hierarchical cluster analysis
Author(s) -
Sawacha Zimi,
Spolaor Fabiola,
Guarneri Gabriella,
Guiotto Annamaria,
Avogaro Angelo,
Cobelli Claudio
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-7-s1-a72
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic foot , foot (prosody) , orthopedic surgery , diabetes mellitus , peripheral neuropathy , foot deformity , complication , biomechanics , rehabilitation , diabetic neuropathy , deformity , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cluster (spacecraft) , physical therapy , anatomy , endocrinology , computer science , programming language , philosophy , linguistics
Type 2 diabetes is predicted to become the 7th leading cause of death in the world by the year 2030 [1]. Diabetic foot is the most common long-term diabetic complication, and it is a major risk factor for plantar ulceration (PU), it is determined by peripheral neuropathy (PN), vascular disease, increased foot pressures, foot trauma, deformity and callus [1]. The aim of this study is to develop a methodology for automatic detection of patients at risk for PU based on 3 dimensional (3D) multisegment foot biomechanics through cluster analysis.