neuropathy chacol mid foot deformathy description?

Answer 1

There are an estimated 16 million people in the United States with diabetes. Of these, as many as 40% of them have some degree of neuropathy. This disease often leads to Charcot foot and ankle deformities and continues to pose a challenge for physicians in terms of diagnosis and treatment.

The exact etiology of the Charcot process is unknown. However, bony destruction, fragmentation, joint subloxation and bony remodeling are considered radiographic landmarks of this disease. These radiographic changes take time to occur, and may not always be evident at the onset of the process. But if suspected, treatment should begin right away. The proper treatment for a hot, swollen foot in a patient with sensory neuropathy is immobilization. When done properly, the best form of immobilization is total contact casting or various forms of solid ankle AFOs.

Answer 2

Neuropathy = disease of the nerve.

Numbness, tingling and pain mid-foot are often associated with damage or disease to one or several nerves serving that part of the foot.

Release and transposition of the nerve(s) is a good method for protecting the nerve from further damage, but actual regeneration takes a long, long time.

Answer 3

I think you asking about Charcot's arthropathy, a progressive degenerative disease of the joints. It is most often caused by diabetes. The nerves that transmit sensation stop working and the joint muscles start to die. Treatment is usually palliative (Dealing with symptoms), such as pain medication.

Answer 4

That is when you are neurologically driven to kick people in the azz...this eventually leads to a mid foot deformity.

Answer 5

This is the closest I could find:

http://www.webmd.com/brain/understanding-peripheral-neuropathy-basics?page=2

Good luck.