Differences in the mechanical characteristics of plantar soft tissue between ulcerated and non-ulcerated foot.
- Submitting institution
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Staffordshire University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 2424
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.06.003
- Title of journal
- Journal of diabetes and its complications
- Article number
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- First page
- 1293
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 1873-460X
- Open access status
- Not compliant
- Month of publication
- September
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.06.003
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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A - Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies (CBRT)
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper provides, for the first time, a technique for assessing the stiffness of plantar soft tissue in clinical settings using real time strain elastography. The significance is that it is the first and only clinically viable technique to assess tissue mechanics which can significantly improve diagnosis of diabetic foot ulcers. The work is a key output from the DiabSmart project (www.diabsmart.eu) funded by the European Commission. The paper led to critical debates at the Foot International Congress (Berlin, 2016), and has created a step change in clinical practice informed by the role of tissue biomechanics in foot complications.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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