Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Plantar pressure and pressure-time integral are two important factors for creating foot ulcer in diabetic patients. Increasing foot contact area with a metatarsal pad has been reported as one of the best strategies to decrease the risk of ulcer; but there is no clear guideline to determine optimal length of metatarsal pad.Objective: The purpose of present study was to determine the effects of metatarsal pad length on peak plantar pressure and...