1 Educational tool and point-of-care tests to assist antibiotic prescribing decisions for diabetic foot ulcer infections (INDUCE study)
John Ingram1, Scott Cawley2, Angela Jones2, Elinor Coulman3, Clive Gregory4, Tim Pickles3
1Department of Dermatology and Academic Wound Healing, Division of Infection & Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; 2Podiatry Department, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK; 3Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; 4Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Correspondence: Angela Jones
2 Shoe hardness and gait
Him Shun Hinson Kei, Paul Fletcher, Mike Curran
Faculty of Health and Society, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK
Correspondence: Him Shun Hinson Kei
3 Plantar loading patterns of elite rowers on a fixed ergometer: Comparison of a commercially available rowing specific shoe to a training shoe
Trevor Prior
Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
4 Importance of accurate identification of arterial perfusion using different physiological tests
Cynthia Formosa
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
5 Foot and ankle muscle strength in people with gout and/or diabetes
Simon Otter1, Keith Rome2, Peter Gow3, Nicola Dalbeth4, Maheswaran Rohan5, Sarah Stewart2, Ashok Aiyer2
1School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK; 2School of Podiatry, Health and Rehabilitation Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand; 3Rheumatology Department, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand; 4Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; 5Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Correspondence: Simon Otter
6 The effects of foot and ankle orthoses and stance width in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Sam Glasser1,2, Joanne Paton1, Richard Collings1,2, Jonathan Marsden1
1BEUP, School of Health Professions, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK; 2Podiatry Service, Torbay and South Devon Health and Care NHS Trust, Torquay, UK
Correspondence: Sam Glasser
7 Clinical effectiveness of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for falls prevention in older people: A multicentre cohort Randomised Controlled Trial (REFORM)
David Torgerson1, Sarah Cockayne1, Sara Rodgers1, Lorraine Green2,3, Caroline Fairhurst1, Joy Adamson4, Arabella Clark1, Belen Corbacho1, Catherine Hewitt1, Kate Hicks1, Robin Hull5, Anne-Maree Keenan3,6, Sarah Lamb7, Hylton Menz8, Anthony Redmond2,3, Zoe Richardson1, Wesley Vernon9, Judith Watson1, Lisa Farndon10
1York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK; 2Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; 3NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK; 4Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK; 5Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Harrogate, UK; 6School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; 7Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, Oxford, UK; 8School of Adult Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; 9Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK; 10Jordanthorpe Health Centre, Sheffield, UK
Correspondence: Caroline Fairhurst
8 Cost-effectiveness analysis of the REFORM trial: a randomised controlled trial comparing a multifaceted podiatry intervention versus usual care for falls prevention
Belen Corbacho1, Sarah Cockayne1, Sara Rodgers1, Lorraine Green2,3, Caroline Fairhurst1, Joy Adamson4, Arabella Clarke1, Catherine Hewitt1, Kate Hicks1, Robin Hull5, Anne-Maree Keenan3,6, Sarah Lamb7, Caroline McIntosh8, Hylton Menz9, Anthony Redmond2,3, Zoe Richardson1, Wesley Vernon10, Judith Watson1, Lisa Farndon11, David Torgerson1,11
1York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK; 2Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; 3NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK; 4Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK; 5Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Harrogate, UK; 6School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; 7Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, Oxford, UK; 8NUI Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland; 9School of Adult Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; 10Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK; 11Jordanthorpe Health Centre, Sheffield, UK
Correspondence: Belen Corbacho
9 Does the severity of diabetic peripheral neuropathy alter the effect of insoles on balance?
Joanne Paton1, Sam Glasser1, Richard Collings2, Jonathan Marsden1
1School of Health Professions, Peninsula Allied Health Centre, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK; 2Podiatry Service, Torbay and South Devon Health and Care NHS Trust, Torquay, UK
Correspondence: Joanne Paton
10 Influence of ambient temperature on in-shoe foot temperature kinetics during a 40-minute treadmill walk
Stephen Mizzi1, Lucianne Cutajar2, Annabelle Mizzi1, Owen Falzon3, Ian Swaine4, Kate Springett5
1Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta; 2Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta, Msida, Malta; 3Centre for Biomedical Cybernetics, University of Malta, Msida, Malta; 4Department of Life and Sports Sciences, University of Greenwich, London, UK; 5Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK
Correspondence: Stephen Mizzi
11 The REFORM trial – views and experiences of podiatrists on the delivery of a multifaceted intervention for the prevention of falls in older people
Sarah Cockayne1, Sara Rodgers1, Lorraine Green2,3, Caroline Fairhurst1, Joy Adamson1, Arabella Clarke1, Belen Corbacho1, Catherine Hewitt1, Kate Hicks1, Robin Hull4, Anne-Maree Keenan3,5, Sarah Lamb6, Caroline McIntosh7, Hylton Menz8, Anthony Redmond2,3, Zoe Richardson1, Wesley Vernon9, Judith Watson1, Lisa Farndon10, David Torgerson1
1York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK; 2Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; 3NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK; 4Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Harrogate, UK; 5School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; 6Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, Oxford, UK; 7NUI Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland; 8School of Adult Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; 9Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK; 10Jordanthorpe Health Centre, Sheffield, UK
Correspondence: Arabella Clarke
12 Foot function and activity limitation in people with gout
Simon Otter1, Keith Rome2, Peter Gow3, Nicola Dalbeth4, Maheswaran Rohan5, Sarah Stewart2, Ashok Aiyer2
1School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK; 2School of Podiatry, Health and Rehabilitation Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand; 3Rheumatology Department, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand; 4Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; 5Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Correspondence: Simon Otter
13 The effect of fatigue on the biomechanics of running
Trevor Prior1,2, Andrea Bachand3, Ben Avison3, Jessica Leitch3,4
1Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; 2Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; 3Run3D Limited, The Bosworth Clinic, Oxford, UK; 4Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
Correspondence: Trevor Prior
BEFORE Mean(SD) | AFTER Mean(SD) | |
---|---|---|
Hip-flexion foot-strike(deg) | 26.7(4.5) | 26.7(6.2) |
Hip-extension toe-off(deg) | 13.1(6.0) | 11.4(7.8) |
Peak hip-adduction(deg) | 3.1(2.3) | -0.7(5.2) |
Peak hip-rotation(deg) | 16.3(7.2) | 15.6(6.0) |
Knee-flexion foot-strike(deg)* | 13.2(4.9)* | 16.2(6.4)* |
Peak knee-rotation(deg) | 14.4(5.1) | 13.7(6.3) |
Peak eversion(deg) | 5.9(2.7) | 5.0(3.1) |
Stride-Rate(steps/sec)* | 166(9.2)* | 170.2(8.1)* |
Stance-Time(sec)* | 0.27(0.03)* | 0.25 (0.03)* |
Stride-Length(m)* | 2.24(0.36)* | 2.12(0.27)* |