The Diabetic Foot

The diabetic Charcot foot.

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Stage 0: later added, describes the Inflammation phase, characterHistory and Etiology The earliest record of neuropathic arthropathy includes Sir William Musgrave in 1703 contributing this disease process to a complication of venereal disease. Later on, the term “Charcot Foot” was formed after the accounts of Jean-Martin Charcot in the 1880s, as he noted neuropathic arthropathy among his patien...

The diabetic foot.

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The Diabetic Foot

www.podiatrym.com NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 | PODIATRY MANAGEMENT 111 it is imperative to have a caregiver or family member to examine the feet of a diabetic on a daily basis. Ulcerations and infections may go untreated, until discoloration due to the development of cellulitis occurs, eventually leading to more severe situations, specifically gangrene and necrosis. In 1880, Louis Pasteur claimed, ...

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flow to heal. Diabetic neuropathic ulcers resulting from increased pressure due to osseous deformities may require a variety of podiatric surgical interventions, conservative methods to offload the area, such as total contact Partial lower limb amputation is a common outcome in the high risk patient with lower extremity chronic ulcerations, ischemia, and infection. The significant decline in th...