Novel Pressure-Sensing Smart Insole System Used for the Prevention of Pressure Ulceration in the Insensate Foot

Summary:. Wounds of the foot challenge reconstructive surgeons to manage multiple factors: sensibility, stability, and durability. In this article, we focus on the insensate foot, which poses challenges to wound prevention with its propensity to develop pressure ulceration. The authors present the i...

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Main Authors: Allyson R. Alfonso, BS, BA, Smita Rao, PT, PhD, Breanne Everett, MD, MBA, BSc, Ernest S. Chiu, MD, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-12-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001568