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Diabetic neuropathy is a condition that affects the nerves of people who have diabetes. Peripheral neuropathy can cause tingling, loss of feeling, and pain in the feet. Those most at risk include diabetics who have uncontrolled blood glucose levels, are older, have had ...

The term peripheral vascular disease refers to any obstruction of large arteries in the limbs, most commonly in the legs and feet. The condition is also known as peripheral artery disease and the two terms are often used interchangeably. Peripheral vascular disease can ...

  the joints in the feet and is most commonly associated with vascular complications and nerve damage (neuropathy). Neuropathy is very common among diabetics, making Charcot foot a potential problem for those battling diabetes. Charcot foot weakens the bones, makin...

Diabetes is a lifelong chronic disease that is caused by high levels of sugar in the blood. It can also decrease your body’s ability to fight off infections, which is especially harmful in your feet. When diabetes is not properly controlled, damage can occur to th...

 Venous stasis is a loss of proper function in the leg veins that normally carry blood back toward the heart. This may occur following injury to the veins, which may lead to blood clots in the superficial veins (known as superficial phlebitis) or blood clots in th...

Osteomyelitis is a type of bacterial bone infection that moves from acute to chronic phases quickly. The infection usually begins in another part of the body and spreads to the bone via blood. Traumatic injury, frequent medication injections, the use of a prosthetic dev...

 Whenever a person gets a crush injury involving the lower limb. The tendency to reach the nearest hospital cannot be resisted. When one reaches the hospital. They is a tendency to leave the rest of the treatment to the casualty medical officer. but it often happen...

Contrary to popular belief, toe fractures, should always be treated in order to prevent long-term problems. Detailed information on toe fractures is available here. Detailed information on toe fractures is available here....

A navicular stress fracture, figure 7, is an injury to the bone on the inside of the foot between the ankle bone and the midfoot. People who develop a stress fracture of the navicular often complain of a vague pain in the midfoot that hurts during activity. Treatment of...

Jones fractures, figure 6, are fractures of the fifth metatarsal bone of the foot. Patients who develop a Jones fracture have pain over this middle/outside area of their foot, swelling, and pain when walking. Because of poor blood supply to the area of the bone where th...