Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) have become one of the important causes of mortality and
morbidity in patients with diabetes, and they are also a common cause of hospitalization …

Aims Prevention of foot ulcers in persons with diabetes is important to help reduce the
substantial burden on both individual and health resources. A comprehensive analysis of …

A carbon-fiber plate (CFP) embedded into running shoes is a commonly applied method to
improve running economy, but little is known in regard the effects of CFP design features on …

Patients with diabetes mellitus are at elevated risk for secondary complications that result in
lower extremity amputations. Standard of care to prevent these complications involves …

The customized production pattern has brought significant innovation to the design and
manufacturing of footwear. To improve the matching degree between the consumer's feet …

Several sports-related injuries and orthopedic treatments need the necessity of corrective
shoes that can assuage the excessive pressure on sensitive locations of the foot. In the …

The increasing prevalence of diabatic foot ulcers (DFUs) is not only costly, but carries a
large mortality burden. In this article, we discuss important traditional concepts in the …

Featured Application (A) Walking speeds and insole material are common modulating
factors that decrease peak plantar pressure (PPP) in different foot regions;(B) the …

Background Diabetic heel ulceration is a common, detrimental, and costly complication of
diabetes. This study investigates a novel “graded-stiffness” offloading method, which …

Introduction Optimising the cushioning stiffness of diabetic footwear/orthoses can
significantly enhance their offloading capacity. This study explores whether optimum …