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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Volume 98 Number 3 229-238 2008
Copyright © 2008 American Podiatric Medical Association

Physical Evaluation of Insole Materials Used to Treat the Diabetic Foot

Angel Camp Faulí, DPM *, Cristina Llobell Andrés, BS {dagger}, Norberto Porta Rosas, BS {dagger}, Maria José Fernández, BS {dagger}, Enrique Montiel Parreño, BS {dagger} and César Orgilés Barceló, PhD {dagger}

* Diabetic Foot Unit, Clínica Virgen del Consuelo, Valencia, Spain.
{dagger} INESCOP (Technological Institute for Footwear and Related Industries), Elda, Spain.

Corresponding author: Angel Camp Faulí, DPM, Diabetic Foot Unit, Clinica Virgen del Consuelo, Callosa de Ensarria 12, Valencia, 46007 Spain. (E-mail: acamp{at}hospitales.nisa.es)

Abstract

Background: The selection of materials for the production of multilayer insoles for diabetic feet is a difficult task owing to the lack of technical information about these materials. Therefore, objective criteria were established for the selection of these materials.

Methods: Mechanical- and comfort-related tests for the mechanical characterization of different materials and their combinations were considered. These tests were conducted according to standardized test methods for polymeric cellular materials.

Results: Criteria for the use of cellular materials were obtained. The properties of accommodation, cushioning, and filling materials were established and the most adequate polymer nature for each of the three applications was identified. Variables that affect the properties of these material combinations were studied.

Conclusions: These test results will allow podiatrists to select insoles in a more objective way, thus achieving a more successful treatment for diabetic foot-related injuries. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 98(3): 229–238, 2008)






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