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An Investigation of the Relationship Between Dermal Stresses and Foot Ground Stresses in Diabetic Patients

Hasasneh, Zaid

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2007, Doctor of Engineering, Cleveland State University, Fenn College of Engineering.
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S. has been showing a large increase. It has more than doubled during the period of 1980 to 2002. Approximately 18 million Americans have diabetes today with more than 5.2 million undiagnosed cases. While diabetes is categorized as an endocrine system disorder, some of its known complications are associated to the science of biomechanics. Foot ulcers are caused by vascular deterioration due to diabetes, but also directly related to the natural mechanical forces and loads applied to the feet. Therefore, studying these forces, their locations, distribution and their stresses may be a key to preventing the occurrence of these ulcers. This study utilizes the science of mechanics to investigate the stresses caused by the pressure distribution due to natural mechanical loading on the foot. These mechanical loads, when combined with vascular complications and physiological changes to the structure and tissue of the foot, may tend to increase the likelihood of foot ulceration.
Brian Davis (Advisor)
135 p.

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  • Hasasneh, Z. (2007). An Investigation of the Relationship Between Dermal Stresses and Foot Ground Stresses in Diabetic Patients [Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1198098537

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hasasneh, Zaid. An Investigation of the Relationship Between Dermal Stresses and Foot Ground Stresses in Diabetic Patients. 2007. Cleveland State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1198098537.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hasasneh, Zaid. "An Investigation of the Relationship Between Dermal Stresses and Foot Ground Stresses in Diabetic Patients." Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1198098537

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)