Development of a Plantar Load Estimation Algorithm for Evaluation of Forefoot Load of Diabetic Patients during Daily Walks Using a Foot Motion Sensor

Forefoot load (FL) contributes to callus formation, which is one of the pathways to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). In this study, we hypothesized that excessive FL, which cannot be detected by plantar load measurements within laboratory settings, occurs in daily walks. To demonstrate this, we created a...

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Main Authors: Ayano Watanabe, Hiroshi Noguchi, Makoto Oe, Hiromi Sanada, Taketoshi Mori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5350616