Monofilament vs. biothesiometer

Hi all, Commonly during a diabetes foot assessment I have found that people can be sensate to the 5.07 (10g) monofilament but have abnormal vibration sensation, that being > 25 volts with the biothesiometer. Achillies reflexes are also commonly absent. From what I remember and recently read large nerve fibre are responsible for vibration sensation but also light touch sensation (i.e.

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Monofilament vs. biothesiometer

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