What Is Charcot Foot?
Article Sources
- 1. Kaynak, Gökhan et al. “An overview of the Charcot foot pathophysiology.” Diabetic Foot and Ankle vol. 4 (2013): 10.3402/dfa.v4i0.21117.
- 2. Roberts, Lee C. et al. “The Charcot Foot in Diabetes.” Diabetes Care, vol. 34(9) (2011): 2123-2129.https://doi.org/10.2337/dc11-0844
- 3. Shah, Mrugeshkumar et al. “Charcot Arthropathy.” Medscape Drugs and Diseases (2020): https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1234293-overview
4. Occurrence
Various sources report Charcot foot to occur in 0.15%3Shah, Mrugeshkumar et al. “Charcot Arthropathy.” Medscape Drugs and Diseases (2020): https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1234293-overview to up to 13% of diabetics and in 1% to 29% of patients with neuropathy.1Kaynak, Gökhan et al. “An overview of the Charcot foot pathophysiology.” Diabetic Foot and Ankle vol. 4 (2013): 10.3402/dfa.v4i0.21117. One author reports a delay in diagnosis in 25% of patients, resulting in probable underestimates of occurrence. Overall, cases are increasing1Kaynak, Gökhan et al. “An overview of the Charcot foot pathophysiology.” Diabetic Foot and Ankle vol. 4 (2013): 10.3402/dfa.v4i0.21117..
Some analyses detect no disparity in the sexes, while others have found it to occur three times more frequently in men than women. 10% of patients experience symptoms in both feet, and less than 5% have a recurrence of the condition after treatment.3Shah, Mrugeshkumar et al. “Charcot Arthropathy.” Medscape Drugs and Diseases (2020): https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1234293-overview Occurrence worldwide is uncertain.
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