Two diabetic foot data engines published the same day on two continents. STEADY (US) is a 5,000-patient, AI-enabled real-world registry; DARE-DiaFoot (Italy) is a deep, multi-instrumental phenotyping protocol that quietly studies remission. One is the census, the other the core sample. Together with EURODIALE, the U.S. Wound Registry, and the National Diabetes Foot Care Audit, they sketch a blueprint for finally measuring what we manage.
25 Years of Plantar Pressure Research in #DiabeticFoot Ulcers: A Bibliometric Deep Dive @MDABORATORY #ActAgainstAmputation
A new bibliometric analysis from Wei and colleagues at Capital Medical University in Beijing maps 25 years (2000–2024) of global research on plantar pressure and diabetic foot ulcers — over 2,100 publications indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. The findings tell a story that will feel familiar to many of us who have... Continue Reading →
New biomechanical models for cumulative plantar tissue stress assessment in people with diabetes at high risk of foot ulceration #ActAgainstAmputation #Biomechanics #DiabeticFoot
Today, I'd like to discuss an exciting new manuscript from our Dutch colleagues, titled "New biomechanical models for cumulative plantar tissue stress assessment in people with diabetes at high risk of foot ulceration"[1]. This work, which is set to appear in the Journal of Biomechanics, is a significant contribution to our understanding of foot ulceration... Continue Reading →
Lean on Knee: Wheeled Knee Walkers for Diabetic Foot Ulcers #ActAgainstAmputation #Offloading
In a recent publication in Clinical Biomechanics, a study led by researchers from the University of Nebraska Omaha delved into the challenges faced by patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) when using walking aids for mobility due to diabetic foot ulcers. The aim was to alleviate the undue stress on the hands, which is... Continue Reading →
Humans Walk Weird. Scientists May Finally Know Why – via @WIRED
This via Wired and Katrina Miller Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks. In a Physical Review E paper published last month, scientists at the University of Munich may have found an answer. By modeling the physical forces that drive our double bounce, they deduced that it’s an... Continue Reading →
