ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2017 | Volume
: 21 | Issue : 2 | Page : 293--296
Footboards: Indigenous and novel method of screening for diabetes peripheral neuropathy – A pilot study
Akram Hussain Bijli1, Altaf Rasool1, Adil Hafeez Wani1, Mir Yasir1, Tanveer Ahmad Bhat1, Bashir Ahmad Laway2
1 Department of Plastic Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2 Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Correspondence Address:
Bashir Ahmad Laway
Department of Endocrinology, Sher.i.Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
India
Background: To validate the effectiveness of indigenously designed “footboard (FB)” in early diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PNP) by comparing it with Semmes–Weinstein monofilament (SWM) and vibration perception (VP). Materials and Methods: Two hundred and forty-four patients with diabetes were examined for PNP using SWM and 128 Hz tuning fork. The findings were compared with indigenously designed FBs with 1, 2, and 3 mm elevations. Results: Out of 108 patients who did not have protective sensation as per SWM, only 10 (9.2%) felt 1 mm board bearings, and out of 72 patients who did not feel vibration, only 8 (11.1%) felt 1 mm board bearings. Out of 136 patients who had protective sensation, 128 (94.11%) felt 2 mm elevated board bearings, and out of 172 patients who had VP, only 152 patients (88.3%) felt 2 mm board bearings. With SWM as standard, the sensitivities and specificities, respectively, were 63% and 90% (1 mm board), and 94% and 60% (2 mm board). With VP, the sensitivities and specificities, respectively, were 59% and 90% (1 mm board), and 88% and 61% (2 mm board). Conclusions: FB, which simultaneously tests touch and pressure sensation, shows a high level of performance in detecting at-risk feet. FB may be simple, time-efficient, and inexpensive test for detection of neuropathy and needs further validation in a larger study.
How to cite this article:
Bijli AH, Rasool A, Wani AH, Yasir M, Bhat TA, Laway BA. Footboards: Indigenous and novel method of screening for diabetes peripheral neuropathy – A pilot study.Indian J Endocr Metab 2017;21:293-296
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Bijli AH, Rasool A, Wani AH, Yasir M, Bhat TA, Laway BA. Footboards: Indigenous and novel method of screening for diabetes peripheral neuropathy – A pilot study. Indian J Endocr Metab [serial online] 2017 [cited 2021 Sep 26 ];21:293-296
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