The Hyperblog

Venue - Burnley starting 2:15

Leader - Diabetic foot team

Topic - diabetic foot problems

Aiming to cover:

• pathology of ulceration and Charcot arthropathy
• clinical features and management of ulceration, infection and Charcot
• prevention of diabetic foot problems
• wound care
• orthotics for diabetics

Guest lecture - “Surgery for diabetic foot problems” - Mr Chris Walker, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, President of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society

Further reading

The new Hyperbook chapter is now up on the site. The diabetic literature is so extensive and complex that it’s not possible to give a fairly complete picture as it is for many of the topics in the Hyperbook. I’ve aimed to give you enough principles for the exam and a flavour of some of the interesting ideas that are around. The chapter will probably want a relatively early further rewrite

The January 2005 edition of Foot + Ankle International was dedicated to diabetes and has some good papers and an excellent review article on Charcot arthropathy

Mueller MJ et al. Effect of Achilles tendon lengthening on neuropathic plantar ulcers. A randomised clinical trial. JBJS 2003; 85A(8): 1436-45

Saltzmann CL et al. How effective is intensive nonoperative initial treatment in patiets with diabetes and Charcot arthropathy of the feet? CORR 2005; 435:185-90