Diabetic foot is an invalidating complication of diabetes that can lead to foot ulcers. Three-
dimensional (3D) finite element analysis (FEA) allows characterizing the loads developed in …

Diabetic foot is one of the most debilitating complications of diabetes and may lead to
plantar ulcers. In the last decade, gait analysis, musculoskeletal modelling (MSM) and finite …

Background Over the past two decades finite element (FE) analysis has become a popular
tool for researchers seeking to simulate the biomechanics of the healthy and diabetic foot …

Background The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic proportions, this
condition may result in multiple and chronic invalidating long term complications. Among …

Purpose To describe the plantar pressure distribution in a selected group of patients with
diabetic foot and to highlight their alterations in gait cycle, which follow the involvement of …

Diabetic foot problems are widespread globally, resulting in substantial medical, economic,
and social challenges for patients and their families. Among diabetic complications, foot …

Background Diabetes mellitus patients are at increased risk of developing diabetic foot with
peripheral neuropathy, vascular and musculoskeletal complications. Therefore they are …

Over the past decade, Finite Element (FE) modelling has been used as a method to
understand the internal stresses within the diabetic foot. Foot deformities such as hammer …

The fundamental cause of lower-extremity complications in diabetes is chronic
hyperglycemia leading to diabetic foot ulcer pathology. While the relationship between …

A novel three-dimensional numerical model of the foot, incorporating, for the first time in the
literature, realistic geometric and material properties of both skeletal and soft tissue …