Plantar pressure measurements to investigate the offloading effect of total contact softcast and total contact cast for plantar diabetic foot ulcers
Peak plantar pressure was significantly higher in total contact softcast than in total contact cast at the diabetic foot ulcer site and all plantar foot regions, except the hindfoot. Patient-reported comfort was better in total contact softcast. Because reported clinical outcomes of total contact softcast are favorable, further prospective investigation is warranted.
Authors
- Richte C. L. Schuurmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7253-3939)
- Mostafa El Moumni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6186-7757)
- Jaap J. van Netten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6420-6046)
- Kor H. Hutting (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4872-7693)
- Bastiaan P. Vierhout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8381-0479)
- Jean-Paul P M de Vries
- Jeff G. van Baal
- René Visser
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Wilhelminen Hospital (AT)
- Ziekenhuis Groep Twente (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Biomechanics
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2025.106511
- Primary Topic
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Essity Germany