Diabetic Foot
A 58-year-old man with poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes presents with a red, hot, swollen foot without history of trauma. He has peripheral neuropathy and cannot feel monofilament testing. The contralateral foot temperature is normal. Radiographs show early fragmentation at the tarsometatarsal joints with subluxation. Regarding Charcot neuroarthropathy:
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Eichenholtz staging guides management: Stage 0 (pre-fragmentation) shows a warm swollen foot with no...
Total contact casting (TCC) is the gold standard for acute Charcot (Stages 0-1), reducing plantar pr...
Surgical reconstruction is first-line treatment for acute Charcot (Stage 1); removable walking boots...
The pathophysiology involves both neurotraumatic (repetitive microtrauma from sensory loss) and neur...
Surgical intervention is reserved for Stage 3 (quiescent phase) with unstable deformity, recurrent u...
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