Alfred Gatt

@um.edu.mt

Associate Professor Podiatry Department
University of Malta

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Diabetic foot; clinical biomechanics; orthoses; thermography; gait analysis
2095

Scholar Citations

25

Scholar h-index

51

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Foot orthoses for forefoot pressure reduction and the hypothesized role in calf muscle stretching: A systematic review highlighting an evidence gap
    L Thiaspras, C Formosa, N Papanas, A Gatt
    The Foot 67, 102251 , 2026
    2026
  • Development and Validation of a Wireless, Low-Cost Device for Dual Measurement of in-Shoe Plantar Pressure and Temperature in High-Risk Diabetic Feet
    CS Thorne, A Gatt, C DeRaffaele, G Attard, N Papanas, C Formosa
    The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 15347346261428561 , 2026
    2026
  • Development and validation of a wireless, low-cost device for dual measurement of in-shoe plantar pressure and temperature in high-risk diabetic feet
    C Saliba Thorne, A Gatt, C DeRaffaele, G Attard, N Papanas, C Formosa
    Sage Publications Ltd. , 2026
    2026
  • Smart insole technology: the future for active measurement and offloading of the diabetic foot?
    A Gatt, CS Thorne, M Bugeja, C DeRaffaele, A Saliba, C Formosa
    Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 230 , 2025
    2025
  • Diabetic amputations in 2023 are still more frightening than death—act now before it is too late
    C Formosa, N Chockalingam, A Gatt, N Papanas
    The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds 24 (4), 1271-1273 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 9
  • Design and Implementation of an Ontology-Driven Cyber–Physical Prosthesis Service System for Personalised and Adaptive Care
    N Patiniott, J Borg, P Farrugia, A Mercieca, A Gatt, O Casha
    Applied Sciences 15 (23), 12637 , 2025
    2025
  • Advancing prosthesis design: ontology driven multi-disciplinary framework for evolving amputee needs
    N Patiniott, JC Borg, P Farrugia, O Casha, A Gatt, A Mercieca
    Proceedings of the Design Society 5, 349-358 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Insertional Achilles tendinopathy: A novel link to shorter free tendons
    T Mifsud, A Gatt, N Chockalingam, KM Stafrace, N Padhiar
    The Foot 63, 102164 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • EVALUATING FOOT TEMPERATURES TO IDENTIFY DIABETES COMPLICATIONS: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH
    A Gatt, C Formosa
    DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS 27, E393-E394 , 2025
    2025
  • SUBJECTIVE VERSUS OBJECTIVE MEASURES WHEN SCREENING FOR DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
    C Formosa, S Pleven, A Gatt
    DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS 27, E396-E396 , 2025
    2025
  • Diabetic foot amputations: Engagement still needed to improve outcomes
    A Gatt, C Formosa, N Papanas
    The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds 24 (1), 5-6 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Mental health status and quality of life in lower-limb amputees with diabetes
    A Camilleri, A Gatt, N Papanas, C Formosa
    The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds 24 (1), 165-169 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 9
  • Screw extrusion additive manufacturing of thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer
    A Curmi, A Rochman, A Gatt
    Progress in Additive Manufacturing 10 (2), 1161-1174 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 8
  • Biomechanical and clinical outcomes of a novel hallux valgus sock: a clinical study
    E Arvanitakis, C Formosa, A Gatt, D Tsirakos
    Journals Era Publications Pvt Ltd. , 2025
    2025
  • On Wrist and Forearm Pain Experienced by Rowers: Can Mechanical Metamaterials Make Rowing and Coastal Rowing Safer?
    JN Grima, D Cerasola, JN Grima‐Cornish, M Vella Wood, N Portelli, ...
    physica status solidi (b) 261 (12), 2400289 , 2024
    2024
  • Handles with Reentrant Cells for Use as Oar Handles: Design Considerations, Physical Characteristics, and End‐Users’ Perceptions
    JN Grima‐Cornish, D Attard, A Gatt, G Ficarra, D Cerasola, ...
    physica status solidi (b) 261 (12), 2400300 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Screening for diabetic peripheral neuropathy: subjective versus objective measures
    S Pleven, N Papanas, A Gatt, C Formosa
    The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 15347346241295461 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Analysis of the interplay between proximal lower limb and foot joint structures as a mechanical predictor of neuropathic ulceration
    E Bartolo, C Giacomozzi, DV Coppini, A Gatt
    Gait & Posture 114, 250-256 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Development and validation of a new questionnaire for the assessment of patients with diabetic foot disease: The Diabetic Foot Questionnaire (DiaFootQ)
    M Ruiz-Muñoz, R Fernández-Torres, C Formosa, A Gatt, AJ Pérez-Panero, ...
    Primary Care Diabetes 18 (5), 525-532 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • The charcot foot: an emerging public health problem for African Diabetes Patients
    ZG Abbas, JK Lutale, C Formosa, A Gatt, N Chockalingam
    The international journal of lower extremity wounds 23 (3), 464-468 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Negative Poisson’s ratios in tendons: An unexpected mechanical response
    R Gatt, MV Wood, A Gatt, F Zarb, C Formosa, KM Azzopardi, A Casha, ...
    Acta biomaterialia 24, 201-208 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 212
  • Thermographic patterns of the upper and lower limbs: baseline data
    A Gatt, C Formosa, K Cassar, KP Camilleri, C De Raffaele, A Mizzi, ...
    International journal of vascular medicine 2015 (1), 831369 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 175
  • Clinical assessment of ankle joint dorsiflexion: a review of measurement techniques
    A Gatt, N Chockalingam
    Journal of the american podiatric medical association 101 (1), 59-69 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 83
  • Optimised cushioning in diabetic footwear can significantly enhance their capacity to reduce plantar pressure
    PE Chatzistergos, A Gatt, C Formosa, K Farrugia, N Chockalingam
    Gait & Posture 79, 244-250 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 77
  • A critical evaluation of existing diabetic foot screening guidelines
    C Formosa, A Gatt, N Chockalingam
    The review of diabetic studies: RDS 13 (2-3), 158 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 76
  • The importance of clinical biomechanical assessment of foot deformity and joint mobility in people living with type-2 diabetes within a primary care setting
    C Formosa, A Gatt, N Chockalingam
    Primary care diabetes 7 (1), 45-50 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 76
  • Establishing differences in thermographic patterns between the various complications in diabetic foot disease
    A Gatt, O Falzon, K Cassar, C Ellul, KP Camilleri, J Gauci, S Mizzi, A Mizzi, ...
    International Journal of Endocrinology 2018 (1), 9808295 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 72
  • Hidden dangers revealed by misdiagnosed peripheral arterial disease using ABPI measurement
    C Formosa, K Cassar, A Gatt, A Mizzi, S Mizzi, KP Camileri, C Azzopardi, ...
    Diabetes research and clinical practice 102 (2), 112-116 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 46
  • The identification of higher forefoot temperatures associated with peripheral arterial disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus as detected by thermography
    A Gatt, K Cassar, O Falzon, C Ellul, KP Camilleri, J Gauci, S Mizzi, A Mizzi, ...
    Primary care diabetes 12 (4), 312-318 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 45
  • Diabetic foot complications in Malta: prevalence of risk factors
    C Formosa, A Gatt, N Chockalingam
    The Foot 22 (4), 294-297 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 44
  • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in ischaemic foot ulcers in type 2 diabetes: a clinical trial
    S Perren, A Gatt, N Papanas, C Formosa
    The open cardiovascular medicine journal 12, 80 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 43
  • A comparison of thermographic characteristics of the hands and wrists of rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy controls
    A Gatt, C Mercieca, A Borg, A Grech, L Camilleri, C Gatt, N Chockalingam, ...
    Scientific reports 9 (1), 17204 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 41
  • Severity of pronation and classification of first metatarsophalangeal joint dorsiflexion increases the validity of the Hubscher Manoeuvre for the diagnosis of functional hallux …
    A Gatt, T Mifsud, N Chockalingam
    The Foot 24 (2), 62-65 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 40
  • The application of medical thermography to discriminate neuroischemic toe ulceration in the diabetic foot
    A Gatt, O Falzon, K Cassar, KP Camilleri, J Gauci, C Ellul, S Mizzi, A Mizzi, ...
    The international journal of lower extremity wounds 17 (2), 102-105 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 39
  • Validity and reliability of a new ankle dorsiflexion measurement device
    A Gatt, N Chockalingam
    Prosthetics and orthotics international 37 (4), 289-297 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 39
  • Automated region extraction from thermal images for peripheral vascular disease monitoring
    J Gauci, O Falzon, C Formosa, A Gatt, C Ellul, S Mizzi, A Mizzi, ...
    Journal of healthcare engineering 2018 (1), 5092064 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 36
  • Elastography in the assessment of the Achilles tendon: a systematic review of measurement properties
    T Mifsud, A Gatt, K Micallef‐Stafrace, N Chockalingam, N Padhiar
    Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 16 (1), 23 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 35
  • Inter-rater reliability of four validated diabetic foot ulcer classification systems
    A Camilleri, A Gatt, C Formosa
    Journal of tissue viability 29 (4), 284-290 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 34
  • Agreement of clinical tests for the diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease
    YM Azzopardi, A Gatt, N Chockalingam, C Formosa
    Primary care diabetes 13 (1), 82-86 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 31
  • On the use of auxetics in footwear: investigating the effect of padding and padding material on forefoot pressure in high heels
    LA Stojmanovski Mercieca, C Formosa, JN Grima, N Chockalingam, ...
    physica status solidi (b) 254 (12), 1700528 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 29