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What is Charcot Foot? Charcot foot is a serious complication which can affect persons with peripheral neuropathy, especially those with diabetes mellitus. This is a condition in which the nerves in the lower legs and feet have been damaged. The damage causes a loss of sensation in the feet.
8 Μαΐ 2023 · Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy is a destructive joint disorder initiated by trauma to a neuropathic extremity. It can lead to dislocations and fractures of the foot.
2 Ιουλ 2024 · Charcot joint, also known as a neuropathic joint or Charcot (neuro/osteo)arthropathy, refers to a progressive degenerative/destructive joint disorder in patients with abnormal pain sensation and proprioception.
Diabetes is a disease in which ones blood sugar levels are higher than normal range. Foot problems are very common in people with diabetes as high blood sugar damages the nerves and blood vessels in the feet. The nerve damage is called diabetic neuropathy and it causes numbness, tingling and pain.
The comprehensive goal of treating Charcot foot is to create an ulcer-free, plantigrade (able to rest flat on the floor) foot that allows the patient to walk safely using a commercially available diabetic shoe.
The pathogenesis of a Charcot foot involves repetitive micro-trauma in a foot with impaired sensation and neurovascular changes caused by pathological innervation of the blood vessels. In most cases, changes are due to a combination of both pathophysiological factors.
Charcot arthropathy of the foot is a rare but devastating complication of diabetes that remains to be a challenging issue for the foot and ankle surgeons. Charcot foot fails to be an obvious diagnostic option that comes to mind, even in a pathognomonic clinical appearance.
