The Charcot Foot in Diabetes

• DOI: 10.2337/dc11-0844
• Publication Date: 2011-08-25T21:52:35Z
• Authors: Lee C. Rogers; Robert G. Frykberg; David G. Armstrong; Andrew J.M. Boulton; Michael Edmonds; Georges Ha Van; Agnes Hartemann; Frances Game; William Jeffcoate; Alexandra Jirkovska; Edward Jude; Stephan Morbach; William B. Morrison; Michael Pinzur; Dario Pitocco; Lee Sanders; Dane K. Wukich; Luigi Uccioli
• Keywords: Foot (prosody); Diabetic Neuropathy; Pathophysiology

The diabetic Charcot foot syndrome is a serious and potentially limb-threatening lower-extremity complication of diabetes. First described in 1883, this enigmatic condition continues to challenge even the most experienced practitioners. Now considered an inflammatory syndrome, characterized by varying degrees bone joint disorganization secondary underlying neuropathy, trauma, perturbations metabolism. An international task force experts was convened American Diabetes Association Podiatric Medical January 2011 summarize available evidence on pathophysiology, natural history, presentations, treatment recommendations for entity.