PODIATRIST DISCUSSES CHARCOT FOOT

Anna Hronek, DPM, a podiatrist with Intermountain Health, says Charcot foot is rare but can be extremely dangerous. It's usually triggered by minor trauma or by overuse.

 

Dr. Anna Hronek

 

"I've had patients who were on vacation and walked 20,000 steps every day for five days and then came home and their foot's red, hot, and swollen," Hronek said. "Eventually, we start staring at the bone, and we gotta do something, and we gotta do something fast."

 

Source: Emma Benson, KSL-TV [11/10/23]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News