An audit was conducted from 2 centresÂ’ to analyze and study the therapeutic footwear used in diabetic foot patients through the new Amit JainÂ’s classification for therapeutic footwear. Twenty seven new patients who were on therapeutic foot wear were studied. The majority were males. Most of the patients had diabetes duration of more than 20 years (48.7%). Most of the patients were on diabetic sandals (81.5%) followed by modified molded (Custom) footwear (7.4%). Majority of the Footwear used were type 1 diabetic footwear (81.5%). There was a significance difference seen with type of footwear and duration of footwear usage with age wherein type 1 therapeutic footwear were used commonly in patients with age less than and also in patients with more than 60 years whereas type 3 foot wear was used only by patients of less than 60 years. Further, patients above 60 years duration were using therapeutic footwear for more than 2 years without changing them. Amit JainÂ’s classification for therapeutic footwear is a new, simple, practical, easy to remember classification for diabetic foot wear wherein all footwearÂ’s can easily be categorized in any one of the 3 categorizes and it helps in our understanding of diabetic footwear usage.
Key words: Diabetes, foot, Amit Jain, classification, footwear, sandals
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