UTARI research scientists’ article “Development of Cyclic Pressure Offloading Insole for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention” was published in The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds. UTARI’s Biomedical Technologies Division, led by Dr. Muthu Wijesundara, Principal Research Scientist, has been developing a pressure off loading shoe insole for preventing pressure ulcers for those with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Continuous and repetitive loading on soft tissues are the major causative factors for diabetic foot ulcer. This paper introduces an air cell array insole designed for cyclically offloading pressure from plantar regions to reduce repetitive stress and loading on foot.
The research team on the article was UTARI’s researchers Dr. Muthu Wijesundara, PhD, Dr. Veysel Erel, PhD, Dr. Yixin Gu, PhD, Aida Nasirian, as well as the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center’s Dr. Larry Lavery, MD.
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