Podoscope: Foot Care for Diabetes

Abstract

In Phrae hospital, there were many undue feet amputations resulting from delayed healing process of injuries, infections and chronic foot ulcers. One of the important causes of foot ulcer healing delay in diabetes was abnormal foot pressures. Exactly evaluation of abnormal foot and foot pressure could be made by taking the photo of foot via glass. Recent foot pressure evaluation equipment such as I-step, foot scan, foot pressure graph or podoscope were in demand yet limited by their high cost. Podoscope in the market was made by breakable glass. The modified podoscope by researchers was made by unbreakabe acrylic, low weight, movable and could file the photograph in computer.