The Role of Limited Joint Mobility in Diabetic Patients With an At-Risk Foot

2004202 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Stefan Zimny · Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bethesda

Martin Pfohl · Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bethesda

Abstract

Diabetic patients with an at-risk foot have reduced joint mobility and elevated PTIs on the plantar forefoot, placing them at risk for subsequent ulceration. Therefore, LJM may be a possible factor in causing high plantar pressures and may contribute to foot ulceration in the susceptible neuropathic at-risk foot.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Wound Healing and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 27, Issue 4, pp. 942-946

DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.4.942

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