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This article is part of the supplement: 1st Congress of the International Foot & Ankle Biomechanics (i-FAB) community

Open Access Keynote presentation

Biomechanical factors in diabetic foot disease

PR Cavanagh1*, A Erdemir2, M Petre3, TM Owings4, G Botek4, S Chokhandre2 and R Bafna2

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA

3 Department of Anaesthesiology Research, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA

4 Department of Orthopaedics, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA

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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2008, 1(Suppl 1):K4 doi:10.1186/1757-1146-1-S1-K4

Published: 26 September 2008

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This presentation will review the evidence that has led to the current understanding of diabetic foot complications, discuss some of the authors' current work, and identify unsolved problems for future research and clinical application.