Forefoot ulcer risk is associated with foot type in patients with diabetes and neuropathy

Highlights • Stratifying the ulceration risk according to the foot morphology. • Foot posture index is useful to stratify risk of ulceration. • Pronated feet show a higher risk of ulceration in diabetic foot patients.

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Published inDiabetes research and clinical practice Vol. 114; pp. 93 - 98
Main Authors Molines-Barroso, RJ, Lázaro-Martínez, JL, Aragón-Sánchez, FJ, Álvaro-Afonso, FJ, García-Morales, E, García-Álvarez, Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.04.2016
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Diabetic foot
Diabetic Foot - complications
Diabetic Foot - physiopathology
Diabetic Neuropathies - complications
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Female
Foot Deformities - complications
Foot Deformities - physiopathology
Foot Ulcer - etiology
Foot-posture index
Humans
Male
Neuropathic ulcer
Posture
Pronation - physiology
Risk Factors
Neuropathic ulcer
Foot-posture index
Diabetic foot
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Summary:Highlights • Stratifying the ulceration risk according to the foot morphology. • Foot posture index is useful to stratify risk of ulceration. • Pronated feet show a higher risk of ulceration in diabetic foot patients.
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ISSN:0168-8227
1872-8227
DOI:10.1016/j.diabres.2016.01.008