title: [Biofeedback: a new method for the prevention of amputations in patients with diabetes].
abstract: Lower limb amputations in patients with diabetes are still a huge public health problem. Despite of our knowledge and advanced technical tools, the incidence of amputations and they relapses remain very high and inacceptable. A key role in primary and secondary prevention of amputations is the foot off-loading. We dispose different off-loading devices and techniques which are efficient on short term. However, knowledge about its long term efficacy is missing. In this article, we review different methods of foot off-loading. We also describe a new method for diabetic foot off-loading based on the biofeedback technique we recently developed.
authors.affiliation: Service d'enseignement thérapeutique pour maladies chroniques. Centre collaborateur de l'OMS Département de médecine communautaire, de premier recours et des urgences HUG, 1211 Genève. zoltan.pataky@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Zoltan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pataky
authors.affiliation: Service d'enseignement thérapeutique pour maladies chroniques. Centre collaborateur de l'OMS Département de médecine communautaire, de premier recours et des urgences HUG, 1211 Genève.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Allet
authors.affiliation: Service d'enseignement thérapeutique pour maladies chroniques. Centre collaborateur de l'OMS Département de médecine communautaire, de premier recours et des urgences HUG, 1211 Genève.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golay
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000379:methods* / Q000502:physiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Biofeedback: nouvelle méthode pour la prévention des amputations chez les patients diabétiques.