Open AccessBare Foot and In-shoe Plantar Pressure in Diabetic Males and Females – Is There Difference?
Author(s) -
Saleh S Altayyar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical devices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1470
DOI - 10.2147/mder.s312739
Subject(s) - barefoot , plantar pressure , medicine , foot (prosody) , context (archaeology) , significant difference , diabetic foot , diabetes mellitus , footprint , physical therapy , orthodontics , biology , system of measurement , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , astronomy , endocrinology
High plantar pressure is one of the factors associated with foot ulceration in diabetic patients. High-risk limbs could eventually be identified through this approach. The study was conducted to evaluate the difference in the barefoot and in-shoe plantar pressure among diabetic males and females.