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Foot Orthoses and Diabetic Ulcers

Discussion in 'Diabetic Foot & Wound Management' started by Kevin Kirby, Aug 22, 2013.

  1. Craig Payne

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    I tweeted this last month to get a bite:
    ...no one bit!

    It was based on this study in JAPMA.
     
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  3. Dr. Steven King

    Dr. Steven King Well-Known Member

    Aloha,

    Plantar redistrubution of force and shear is paramount for healing and protection for DM wounds as well as stress fractures.

    Use of an external sole rocker or the newer technology of using a levered internal midsole shoe rocker can achieve this.

    Use of compressable foams to donut hole a lesion is helpful or the newer technology of using a composite spring plate with lesion cuttouts is very helpful to not only reduce pressure but shear as well by transfering the force distally and plantar through the spring plate. Modified carbon fiber dynamic AFO's work very well for this but have only been really used for stroke support.

    Mahalo,
    Dr. King

    Co-Principal Investigator SBIR A11-109 "Advanced Composite Insoles for the Reduction of Stress Fractures." US Department of Defense and Army Medical Research and Materials Command,
     
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    Effect of medial and lateral heel wedge changes On mechanical parameters of diabetic foot ulcers during gait.
    Abdi E, Eslami M, Taghipour M.
    J Sport Biomech. 2017; 3 (3) :3-4
     
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