糖尿病神经病变.ppt

* Most textbooks contain pictures of a chronic severe case of Charcot’s. However, it is important to diagnose this condition in its acute stage as treatment before gross deformity occurs is significantly more effective. The aim of treatment is to contain the deformity of the foot so that the person can fit into regular footwear. Therefore, if you find a person with a unilateral, hot, swollen foot and other causes such as gout, septic arthritis or infection have been excluded, the person should cease bearing weight on the foot. This requires the foot being placed in a total contact cast which