Lower extremity ulcers represent a serious and costly complication of diabetes mellitus. Many factors contribute to the development of diabetic foot. Peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease are the main causes of foot ulceration and contribute in turn to the growth of additional risk factors such as limited joint mobility, muscular alterations and foot deformities. Moreover, a def...

INTRODUCTION Baropodometrical digital techniques map the pressures exerted on the foot plant during both static and dynamic loadings. The study of the distribution of such pressures makes it possible to evaluate the postural and locomotory biomechanics together with its pathological variations. METHODS From January 2011 to August 2016 we conducted a cross sectional study in order to diagnose ...

Post-burn contracture and deformities of the foot and ankle joint with respect to other localizations account for 3.5-5% of cases. Functional disturbances of the foot and ankle joint affect the functioning of the entire lower joint, its statics, and the patient's gait and bearing, and can even lead to distorted pelvis, curvature of the spine, and other disturbances. Between 1990 and 2002 we tre...

Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is a rare but serious sequela of diabetes and other diseases that cause peripheral neuropathy. It most commonly characterized by degeneration the foot and/or ankle joints leading to progressive deformity altered weight-bearing. If left untreated, deformities CN lead ulceration, infection, amputation, even death. Because associated neuropathy proprioception deficits ...

osteosarcoma of the foot is rare and, when presents, commonly observed in adults. we report a case of osteosarcoma of the calcaneus in an 11-year-old girl who was presented with a 4-month history of pain and swelling on her left ankle and inability to walk in her left lower extremity. on examination, there was a diffuse swelling involving her left ankle joint and foot. the radiograph showed sof...

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the health-related quality of life impact related to foot health and health in general in older adults with lesser toe deformities (LTD) and without any foot conditions. Methods A case-control observational study was carried out following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology criteria. A total of 100 older adults ...

[Purpose] This study examined the effects of foot orthosis on the gait ability of college students in their 20s with flat feet. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 20 college students who had been diagnosed with flat feet. The subjects' step time, step length, stride time, stride length, and gait velocity were measured using the VICON Motion System (Vicon, Oxford, UK) prior to and while we...