Diabetic Charcot Foot

Charcot关节病，也称为Charcot脚，通常在神经损伤和糖尿病的人身上发现，因为神经损伤不允许感觉脚痛。未经治疗的伤害会导致脚骨失去钙，导致骨折，疮或改变脚的形状。Charcot脚的其他并发症包括卷曲的脚趾和扭曲和不稳定的脚踝。

Charcot foot affects people with diabetes or people who have nerve damage in their foot from other conditions, including:

• 酒精或药物滥用
• 感染
• Foot sore that doesn’t heal
• Foot surgery
• 人类免疫缺陷病毒（艾滋病毒）
• 帕金森病
• Syphilis

Charcot Foot Symptoms, Diagnosis and Outlook

Charcot arthropathy can be difficult to diagnose. Often initial lab tests or X-ray images may not show Charcot foot. The specialists at Penn State Health have experience in diagnosing this condition and are regional experts in treating diabetic foot issues. Typical symptoms include:

• Foot is warm to touch
• Red flush color on foot
• Swelling and pain

If you have Charcot foot or other diabetic foot conditions need to have regular foot care with a podiatrists to manage symptoms and help maintain your quality of life.

Why Choose Penn State Health for Care

Top-Ranked by U.S. News & World Report

118金宝搏抽水Penn State Health包括Milton S. Hershey Medical Center，被美国新闻和世界报告排名为该国最好的骨科提供商之一。赢得了这种荣誉，因为我们的医生通过他们对先进治疗，翻译研究和提供商培训的承诺来始终如一地提供特殊的患者护理和结果。

协调，专业护理通过专门的研究所

Our orthopaedic specialists work together through our dedicated Penn State Bone and Joint Institute. There, they focus on providing you with multidisciplinary, tailored care and state-of-the-art treatments and technologies. This produces the highest-quality patient outcomes. All physicians at the institute are fellowship-trained and subspecialize in additional niche areas of orthopaedics, including arthritis care and joint arthroplasty (joint replacement surgery).

Designated as a Blue Distinction® Center

Penn State Bone and Joint Institute is a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. This superior designation from BlueCross BlueShield is only given to health care facilities and providers that stand out for their expertise in delivering specialty knee and hip replacement care. Our surgeons specialize in a range of pain-relieving procedures, including partial knee replacement, total joint arthroplasty, joint preservation surgery and complex revision surgery. They perform more than 1,000 joint replacement procedures every year.

Confidence in Treatment Through Education

We developed a specialjoint replacement education websitejust for patients undergoing joint arthroplasty. The website takes you step by step through the joint replacement process. From things to consider before choosing surgery to recovery after surgery, you’ll find the information you need to help you feel confident in your decision to undergo joint replacement.

Advancing Orthopaedic Medicine Through Research

The doctors and researchers in our Center for Orthopaedic Research and Translational Science at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are committed to advancing our field through scientific discovery and education. As the only academic medical center in central Pennsylvania, Hershey Medical Center is a national leader in research, in partnership with Penn State College of Medicine, and on the leading edge of new treatment options, including clinical trials.

支持团体

支持小组提供了与正在经历类似斗争的其他患者和护理人员与其他患者和护理人员分享您的感受。

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