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- Relationship to Diabetes
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A debilitating condition called Charcot foot is often missed among the nearly 30 million Americans with diabetes, doctors say.
The condition is highly treatable, but if left alone it can lead to permanent deformity, disability, surgery and even amputation, according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS).
Charcot foot can occur in the one-third of diabetes patients who lose feeling in their feet and other lower extremities, a condition called peripheral neuropathy.
In the early stages of Charcot foot, bones in the foot may weaken and break. Casts can help the bones heal and special orthopedic footwear can protect the feet once the bones have healed, doctors say.
http://consumer.healthday.com/diabe...patients-acfas-release-batch-1562-695696.html
The condition is highly treatable, but if left alone it can lead to permanent deformity, disability, surgery and even amputation, according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS).
Charcot foot can occur in the one-third of diabetes patients who lose feeling in their feet and other lower extremities, a condition called peripheral neuropathy.
In the early stages of Charcot foot, bones in the foot may weaken and break. Casts can help the bones heal and special orthopedic footwear can protect the feet once the bones have healed, doctors say.
http://consumer.healthday.com/diabe...patients-acfas-release-batch-1562-695696.html