A fully automatic system to assess foot collapse on lateral weight-bearing foot radiographs: A pilot study.

Background: Foot collapse is primarily diagnosed and monitored using lateral weight-bearing foot x-ray images. There are several well-validated measurements which aid assessment. However, these are subject to inter- and intra-user variability.

Health beliefs surrounding leprosy induced foot ulceration; an exploratory qualitative study from South Nepal.

Unlabelled: Leprosy is a complex and multi-faceted disease responsible for significant disability in several endemic countries. Physical impairments caused by leprosy are often amplified by local sociocultural phenomena in many parts of the world. In Nepal, sociocultural phenomena such as stigmatisation and health beliefs affecting treatment compliance and health seeking behaviours are known to play an important role in the acquisition of disability.