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Haron AH, Li L, Shuang J, Lin C, Dawes H, Mansoubi M, Crosby D, Massey G, Reeves N, Bowling F, Cooper G, Weightman A. In-shoe plantar shear stress sensor design, calibration and evaluation for the diabetic foot. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0309514. [PMID: 39231175 PMCID: PMC11373826 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
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Plantar shear stress may have an important role in the formation of a Diabetic Foot Ulcer, but its measurement is regarded as challenging and has limited research. This paper highlights the importance of anatomical specific shear sensor calibration and presents a feasibility study of a novel shear sensing system which has measured in-shoe shear stress from gait activity on both healthy and diabetic subjects. The sensing insole was based on a strain gauge array embedded in a silicone insole backed with a commercial normal pressure sensor. Sensor calibration factors were investigated using a custom mechanical test rig with indenter to exert both normal and shear forces. Indenter size and location were varied to investigate the importance of both loading area and position on measurement accuracy. The sensing insole, coupled with the calibration procedure, was tested one participant with diabetes and one healthy participant during two sessions of 15 minutes of treadmill walking. Calibration with different indenter areas (from 78.5 mm2 to 707 mm2) and different positions (up to 40 mm from sensor centre) showed variation in measurements of up to 80% and 90% respectively. Shear sensing results demonstrated high repeatability (>97%) and good accuracy (mean absolute error < ±18 kPa) in bench top mechanical tests and less than 21% variability within walking of 15-minutes duration. The results indicate the importance of mechanical coupling between embedded shear sensors and insole materials. It also highlights the importance of using an appropriate calibration method to ensure accurate shear stress measurement. The novel shear stress measurement system presented in this paper, demonstrates a viable method to measure accurate and repeatable in-shoe shear stress using the calibration procedure described. The validation and calibration methods outlined in this paper could be utilised as a standardised approach for the research community to develop and validate similar measurement technologies.
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- Athia H Haron
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Medical School, NIHR Exeter BRC, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Medical School, NIHR Exeter BRC, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Medical School, NIHR Exeter BRC, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Research in Science and Engineering faculty of Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust within the Departments of Diabetes and Vascular Surgery, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE), University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Morton C, Cotero V, Ashe J, Ginty F, Puleo C. Accelerating cutaneous healing in a rodent model of type II diabetes utilizing non-invasive focused ultrasound targeted at the spleen. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:1039960. [PMID: 36478877 PMCID: PMC9721138 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1039960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Healing of wounds is delayed in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), and new treatment approaches are urgently needed. Our earlier work showed that splenic pulsed focused ultrasound (pFUS) alters inflammatory cytokines in models of acute endotoxemia and pneumonia via modulation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP) (ref below). Based on these earlier results, we hypothesized that daily splenic exposure to pFUS during wound healing would accelerate closure rate via altered systemic cytokine titers. In this study, we applied non-invasive ultrasound directed to the spleen of a rodent model [Zucker Diabetic Sprague Dawley (ZDSD) rats] of T2DM with full thickness cutaneous excisional wounds in an attempt to accelerate wound healing via normalization of T2DM-driven aberrant cytokine expression. Daily (1x/day, Monday-Friday) pFUS pulses were targeted externally to the spleen area for 3 min over the course of 15 days. Wound diameter was measured daily, and levels of cytokines were evaluated in spleen and wound bed lysates. Non-invasive splenic pFUS accelerated wound closure by up to 4.5 days vs. sham controls. The time to heal in all treated groups was comparable to that of healthy rats from previously published studies (ref below), suggesting that the pFUS treatment restored a normal wound healing phenotype to the ZDSD rats. IL-6 was lower in stimulated spleen (-2.24 ± 0.81 Log2FC, p = 0.02) while L-selectin was higher in the wound bed of stimulated rodents (2.53 ± 0.72 Log2FC, p = 0.003). In summary, splenic pFUS accelerates healing in a T2DM rat model, demonstrating the potential of the method to provide a novel, non-invasive approach for wound care in diabetes.
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- Biology and Applied Physics, GE Research, Niskayuna, NY, United States
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- GE Research, Niskayuna, NY, United States
- *Correspondence: Christopher Puleo,
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Ji S, Liu X, Huang J, Bao J, Chen Z, Han C, Hao D, Hong J, Hu D, Jiang Y, Ju S, Li H, Li Z, Liang G, Liu Y, Luo G, Lv G, Ran X, Shi Z, Tang J, Wang A, Wang G, Wang J, Wang X, Wen B, Wu J, Xu H, Xu M, Ye X, Yuan L, Zhang Y, Xiao S, Xia Z. Consensus on the application of negative pressure wound therapy of diabetic foot wounds. BURNS & TRAUMA 2021; 9:tkab018. [PMID: 34212064 PMCID: PMC8240517 DOI: 10.1093/burnst/tkab018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Because China is becoming an aging society, the incidence of diabetes and diabetic foot have been increasing. Diabetic foot has become one of the main health-related killers due to its high disability and mortality rates. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is one of the most effective techniques for the treatment of diabetic foot wounds and great progress, both in terms of research and its clinical application, has been made in the last 20 years of its development. However, due to the complex pathogenesis and management of diabetic foot, irregular application of NPWT often leads to complications, such as infection, bleeding and necrosis, that seriously affect its treatment outcomes. In 2020, under the leadership of Burns, Trauma and Tissue Repair Committee of the Cross-Straits Medicine Exchange Association, the writing group for ‘Consensus on the application of negative pressure wound therapy of diabetic foot wounds’ was established with the participation of scholars from the specialized areas of burns, endocrinology, vascular surgery, orthopedics and wound repair. Drawing on evidence-based practice suggested by the latest clinical research, this consensus proposes the best clinical practice guidelines for the application and prognostic evaluation of NPWT for diabetic foot. The consensus aims to support the formation of standardized treatment schemes that clinicians can refer to when treating cases of diabetic foot.
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- Shizhao Ji
- Burn Institute of PLA, Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Burn Institute of PLA, Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Burn Institute of PLA, Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Burn Institute of PLA, Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Fujian Burn Institute, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001, China
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- Department of Burns & Wound Care Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, College of Medicine, No. 88 Jiefang Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- No. 3 Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery and Wound Healing Center, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, No 51 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Foot and Ankle Surgery Department, Guangzhou Zhenggu Orthopedic Hospital, No. 449 Dongfeng Middle Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510031, China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, No. 127 West Changle Road, Xincheng District, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Wound Healing Department, PLA Strategic Support Force Characteristic Medical Center, No. 9 Anxiang North Lane, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Department of Peripheral Vascular, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Dongzhimen Hospital, Hai Yun Cang on the 5th, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, No. 3 East Qinchun Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Burns, The Fifth Hospital of Harbin, No. 27 Jiankang Road, Xiangfang District, 150030, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Gaotanyan Street no. 29, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Burn, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine Affiliated Ruijin Hospital, No. 197 Ruijin Road (No.2), Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Gaotanyan Street no. 29, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, the Third People's Hospital of Wuxi, No. 585 North Xingyuan Road, Wuxi, 214043, China
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- Innovation Center for Wound Rpair, Diabetic Foot Care Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, No. 600 Yishan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Hand and Microsurgery, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 87 Xiangya Road, Kaifu District, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Diabetic Foot Centre, The Air Force Hospital From Eastern Theater of PLA, Nanjing, No.1 Malu Road, Qinhuai District, 210002, China
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- Burn Institute of PLA, Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 10 Tieyi Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, No. 1059 East Zhongshan Road, YinZhou District, Ningbo, 315040, China
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- Plastic and Burn Surgery Department, Diabetic Foot Prevention and Treatment Center, Peking University First Hospital, No.8, Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen University, No. 3002 West Sungang Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, 518037, China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China.,Diabetic Foot Treatment Center, Peking University People's hospital, Peking University, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Burn Institute of PLA, Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Burn Institute of PLA, Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Burn Institute of PLA, Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Burn Institute of PLA, Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Burn Institute of PLA, Department of Burns, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Horch RE, Ludolph I, Müller-Seubert W, Zetzmann K, Hauck T, Arkudas A, Geierlehner A. Topical negative-pressure wound therapy: emerging devices and techniques. Expert Rev Med Devices 2020; 17:139-148. [PMID: 31920139 DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2020.1714434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Introduction: The treatment of chronic wounds constitutes a massive financial burden to society and our health-care system. Therefore, efficient wound care is of great importance to all kinds of medical fields. The implementation and modification of negative-pressure wound therapy can be seen as a major improvement in wound healing. Many different NPWT applications evolved trying to address various wound etiologies.Areas covered: This review aims to give an overview of various NPWT applications, show its effects on wound healing, and discuss future modifications.Expert opinion: NPWT as a delivery device for cold plasma, growth factors, or targeted stem cells to the wound bed and the ability to monitor the inflammatory activity, bacterial load and wound healing factors can be seen as possible future steps to individualized wound care. In addition, it requires high-quality experimental studies to develop the ideal foam in terms of microstructure, pore size, and material properties.
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- Raymund E Horch
- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg FAU, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg FAU, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg FAU, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg FAU, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg FAU, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg FAU, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg FAU, Erlangen, Germany
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