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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2023

Potential predictive effect of mechanical properties of the plantar skin and superficial soft tissue, and vibration perception on plantar loading during gait in individuals with diabetes.

Renan L Monteiro, Tina J Drechsel, Jane Suelen S P Ferreira, Claudio Zippenfennig, Isabel C N Sacco

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Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Renan L MonteiroDepartment of Physical Therapy, Speech, and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Tina J DrechselDepartment of Human Locomotion, Institute of Human Movement Science and Health, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany.
Jane Suelen S P FerreiraDepartment of Physical Therapy, Speech, and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Claudio ZippenfennigDepartment of Human Locomotion, Institute of Human Movement Science and Health, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany.
Isabel C N SaccoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Speech, and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. icnsacco@usp.br.
Chemnitz University of Technology · DEHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal do Amapá · BR

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 302558/2022-5Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2017/17848-3Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2019/02522-0
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis exploratory study aimed to investigate the extent to which mechanical properties of the plantar skin and superficial soft tissue (hardness, stiffness, and thickness) and vibration perception thresholds (VPTs) predict plantar pressure loading during gait in people with diabetes compared to healthy controls.

methodsMechanical properties, VPTs, and plantar loadings during gait at the heel and first metatarsal head (MTH) of 20 subjects with diabetes, 13 with DPN, and 33 healthy controls were acquired. Multiple regression analyses were used to predict plantar pressure peaks and pressure-time integrals at both locations based on the mechanical properties of the skin and superficial soft tissues and VPTs.

resultsIn the diabetes group at the MTH, skin hardness associated with 30-Hz (R

conclusionThe forefoot loading of people with diabetes can be predicted by the hardness of the skin when combined with loss of vibration perception at low (30-Hz) and high (200-Hz) frequencies. Further data from larger sample sizes are needed to confirm the current findings.

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Diabetes MellitusVibrationGaitHumansPerceptionSkinDiabetic neuropathiesGaitPlantar pressureSensory perceptionSkin hardnessSkin stiffnessSkin thicknessVibration perception threshold

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PMID37674163
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