Efficacy of Multilayered Hosiery in Reducing In-Shoe Plantar Foot Pressure in High-Risk Patients With Diabetes | Zendy

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Efficacy of Multilayered Hosiery in Reducing In-Shoe Plantar Foot Pressure in High-Risk Patients With Diabetes

Author(s) -

Adam Garrow,

Carine H.M. van Schie,

Andrew J.M. Boulton

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/diacare.28.8.2001

Subject(s) - forefoot , medicine , socks , foot (prosody) , diabetes mellitus , diabetic foot , plantar pressure , peripheral neuropathy , surgery , physical therapy , complication , mechanical engineering , system of measurement , linguistics , philosophy , physics , astronomy , engineering , endocrinology

High plantar pressure is an acknowledged risk factor in the development of plantar ulcers in the diabetic neuropathic foot. This study examines the ability of preventive foot care (PFC) socks to reduce plantar foot pressures in a sample of high-risk patients with diabetes.

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