Nearly four out of five diabetic patients with severe cases of a disabling condition called Charcot foot were able to walk normally again following surgery, a Loyola Medicine study has found. The ...

CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) — Charcot Foot is is a condition causing weakening of the bones in the foot that can occur in people who have significant nerve damage (neuropathy). Dr. Silverman joined ...

Orthofix International NV won FDA 510(k) clearance for its internal fixation system G-beam Fusion for patients with Charcot foot. The beaming system can align, fixate and stabilize the foot by ...

Background. A 61-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to a diabetic foot clinic 1 year after he injured his left foot in a slip injury. Examination showed collapse of the longitudinal ...

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Diabetes is a growing problem in the US, now affecting close to 30-million people. For years, it was certainly no "walk in the park" for Richard Hamiel Jr. to take a walk in a park or anywhere else.

A device called a circular external fixator secures foot bones following surgery for Charcot foot. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Sometimes, “your feet are the first place where you can see warning signs of things like diabetes or vascular disease or even skin cancer,” says Hira Mirza, a podiatrist at CLS Health in Houston. “If ...