Sensor architectural tradeoff for diabetic foot ulcer monitoring.
The diabetic foot complications constitute a tremendous challenge for patients, caregivers, and the healthcare system. Studies show up to 25% of diabetic individuals will develop a foot ulcer during their lifetime and many of these patients eventually must undergo amputation as a result of infection due to untreated foot ulcers. With current technology, in-shoe monitoring systems can be implemented to continuously monitor at-risk ulceration sites based on known indicators such as peak pressure. The important parameters in designing a pressure-sensing insole include the number, location and size of sensors. In this paper, we aim at showing the criticality of sensor architectural tradeoff in developing the in-shoe plantar pressure monitoring systems. We evaluate this tradeoff by using our custom-made platform for data collection during normal walking.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA. fsarahostad@utdallas.edu
Sarah
S
Ostadabbas
Adnan
A
Saeed
Mehrdad
M
Nourani
Matthew
M
Pompeo
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D011312:Pressure; D012306:Risk; D012775:Shoes; D014159:Transducers; D016138:Walking; D055815:Young Adult