Computer-assisted measurement in diabetic patients with and without foot ulceration.

Full Abstract

Computer-assisted measurement of sensibility was done at four anatomical sites of the foot of patients with diabetes with (19) and without (40) foot ulceration. Cutaneous pressure threshold measurements of patients with diabetes were compared with measurements on 30 patients without diabetes who had nonulcerated feet. Both groups had mean one-point static and moving touch, and two-point discrimination thresholds significantly different from the general population. Computer-assisted sensibility testing demonstrated significantly higher pressure thresholds for one-point static and moving touch and two-point discrimination in the ulcerated compared with the nonulcerated foot of patients with diabetes. This measurement technique is valid for documenting diminished sensation in the foot.

Author information

Author/s: Tassler, P L (PL); Dellon, A L (AL); Scheffler, N M (NM);

Affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1995-Nov; vol 85 (issue 11) : pp 679-84

Dates: Created 1996/02/06; Completed 1996/02/06; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 8537899, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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