Get the Balance Right: How Much Pressure Is Too Much for the Diabetic Foot? #ActAgainstAmputation

When it comes to neuropathic (and likely neuroischemic) diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), pressure and perfusion are often at odds. In an elegant study, Zhang and colleagues from Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have quantified how the skin’s microcirculation responds to physiologic, gait-like pressure—and when that response begins to fail . 🚶‍♂️Walking the Line: Pressure... Continue Reading →

Evaluating the effects of sedentary behaviour on plantar skin health in people with diabetes

Great work from Fran Henshaw and coworkers Evaluating the effects of sedentary behaviour on plantar skin health in people with diabetes Background: Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcers (DRFUs) are a common and devastating consequence of Diabetes Mellitus and are associated with high morbidity, mortality, social and economic costs. Whilst peak plantar pressures during gait are implicated cited... Continue Reading →

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