The diabetic foot: Charcot joint and osteomyelitis.

摘要: Foot problems are common causes of disability in diabetic patients with as many 25% expected to develop severe foot or leg during their lifetimes. Although skin ulceration is the most frequent problem, bones may also be involved two different clinical conditions: osteomyelitis and Charcot osteoarthropathy. Osteomyelitis complications up one third infections due direct contamination from a soft-tissue ulcer. Osteoarthropathy chronic progressive disease bone joints. Both joint conditions an increased risk lower limb amputation, both have successful outcome when recognized treated early stages. The major diagnostic difficulty distinguishing infection (osteomyelitis) non-infectious neuropathic bony disorders osteoarthropathy foot. An additional found superimposes osteopathy. This condition, which can clinically suspected appears foot, needs diagnosed because it implies therapeutic strategy. article aims summarize these give indications make timely correct diagnosis.