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 new study has found. Nearly four out of ...

A growing number of diabetics are being diagnosed with a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot. Charcot foot often confines patients to wheelchairs, and in severe cases can require ...

In addition to the other, well-known challenges that come with a diabetes diagnosis, such as maintaining appropriate blood sugar levels, patients are faced with the need to pay special attention to ...

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 ...

Dr. V. James Sammarco, MD has authored a chapter featuring a novel technique developed in Cincinnati at his practice for reconstructive foot and ankle surgery. The chapter features a minimally ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Deformities of the sagittal plane of the foot are more likely to be associated with foot ulceration in ...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio has a diabetes problem and that’s what’s causing people to have a lot of other problems too. Obesity, high blood pressure and strokes are just some of the issues associated ...

OrthoCincy physician Vincent J. Sammarco has pioneered a breakthrough in the surgical treatment of Charcot Foot Disease that could result in dramatic increases in limb salvage for patients with foot ...

Charcot foot is a disease that causes weakness of the bones and joints. It commonly affects the middle of the foot, the hindfoot joint, and the ankle and forefoot joints. Charcot foot, also known as ...

When most of us hear the word "diabetes," the first word that pops into our minds is blood sugar but the long-term illness can sneakily damage things behind our backs, particularly in places we hardly ...