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Melatonin promotes diabetic wound healing in vitro by regulating keratinocyte activity Ruipeng Song et al Am J Transl Res 2016;8(11):4682-4693 Diabetic patients are at high risk of developing delayed cutaneous wound healing. Proper keratinocyte proliferation and migration are crucial steps … Continue reading →

A pilot study to assess the effectiveness of orthotic insoles on the reduction of plantar soft tissue strain Musab Ibrahim, Rana El Hilaly, Mona Taheremail, Ahmed Morsy Clinical Biomechanics; Article in Press Background Plantar ulcers pose a frequent serious complication … Continue reading →

Laser Therapy for the Treatment of Onychomycosis: Best Evidence Based Practice or Not? Nadia Dembskey and Heidi Abrahamse Clin Res Foot Ankle 2016, 4:4 Onychomycosis is a very common condition that accounts for 50% of all… Click to expand… Laser … Continue reading →

Non-linear analysis of the structure of variability in midfoot kinematics. Rathleff MS, Olesen CG, Moelgaard CM, Jensen K, Madeleine P, Olesen JL. Gait Posture. 2010 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print] INTRODUCTION: Evaluation of structural variability in biological time series … Continue reading →

Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Tests for Morton’s Neuroma Compared with Ultrasonography Devendra Mahadevan, FRCS (Tr&Orth)email, Muralidharan Venkatesan, MRCS, Raj Bhatt, FRCR, Maneesh Bhatia, FRCS (Tr&Orth) The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery; Articles in Press The aim of the present … Continue reading →

It would be over kill to start a new thread every time there is a good review on a new running shoe; so will start this thread to add them as they appear. Here is the first: Asics Nimbus 16 … Continue reading →

Magnetic resonance elastography of the plantar fat pads: Preliminary study in diabetic patients and asymptomatic volunteers. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2006 Mar-Apr;30(2):321-6 OBJECTIVE: To test the feasibility of applying the magnetic resonance… Click to expand… Plantar fat pad properties

Quantifying gait impairment in multiple sclerosis using GAITRite™ technology. Sosnoff JJ, Weikert M, Dlugonski D, Smith DC, Motl RW. Gait Posture. 2011 Apr 29. [Epub ahead of print] This pilot study investigated the validity of the functional ambulatory profile (FAP) … Continue reading →

14 months ago I whilst doing gymnastics I landed awkwardly between tumbles( a round off and full twisting somersault) My right ankle rolled over into inversion as I pushed down and Twisted to the right. It was swollen very quickly I was taken to a&e, X-ray showed no breaks however I could not weight bear at all without being reduced to tears Continue reading →

Recently developed a pain on the left side of my left foot and thought it was caused by a splinter in my sock, Changed sock and severeal days later the same problem. I have no found that I am able to induce the pain when I turn my left foot onto the floor putting pressure on the side of the foot. What could this be? Continue reading →