Early Prediction of Diabetes by Ultrasonographic Measuring of Heel Pad Thickness: A Case‐Control Study
Individuals with diabetes had significantly thicker heel pads than non-diabetics, both with and without compression. Females consistently had thicker heel pads than males across all conditions. Identifying changes in heel pad thickness may contribute to the early detection of foot-related diabetic complications, even in individuals with a normal BMI.
Authors
- Amin Abid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1342-0831)
- Syed Amir Gilani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2996-0764)
- Reem L. Mimish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4212-4151)
- Hatim Alabsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4414-2433)
- Basem Bahakeem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4499-576X)
- Samy A. Abusikkien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0366-8060)
- Rimsha Khalid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3753-5183)
- Fadi Toonsi
- Khaled Madani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6814-7787)
- Ahmed Alharthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2276-7988)
- Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5768-224X)
- Saleha Tahir
- Sajid Hameed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9807-8581)
- Hind Binjaffar
Institutions
- Higher Colleges of Technology (AE)
- University of Lahore (PK)
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- Umm al-Qura University (SA)
- University of Health Sciences Lahore (PK)
- University of Sharjah (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.24025
- Primary Topic
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00