Relationship between elevated plantar pressure of toes and forefoot and gait features in diabetic patients

Author

Amemiya, Ayumi ; Noguchi, Hiroki ; Oe, Makoto ; Takehara, K. ; Yamada, Akimasa ; Ohashi, Yoshimasa ; Ueki, Kimitake ; Kadowaki, Takashi ; Mori, Takayoshi ; Sanada, Hiromi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Manage., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2013

fDate

3-7 July 2013

Firstpage

4633

Lastpage

4636

Abstract

This cross-sectional observational study is to reveal what kind of gait feature is relevant to elevated segment and its plantar pressure for prevention of diabetic foot ulcers. In 57 diabetic patients, the relationship between elevated plantar pressure and gait features was analyzed. To conduct this investigation, a simultaneous measurement system of plantar pressure and gait features was constructed. Plantar pressure distribution was measured by F-scan with customized footwear, and gait features were mainly measured using wireless motion sensors attached to the sacrum and feet. Several gait features of small rolling during the mid-stance phase were relevant to the elevated plantar pressure.

Keywords

biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; diseases; gait analysis; pressure measurement; sensors; F-scan; diabetic foot ulcers; diabetic patients; footwear; forefoot plantar pressure; gait features; mid-stance phase; plantar pressure distribution; plantar pressure measurement system; sacrum; toe plantar pressure; wireless motion sensors; Diabetes; Educational institutions; Foot; Footwear; Legged locomotion; Pressure measurement; Sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Osaka

ISSN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610580

Filename

6610580