Identification and treatment of the diabetic neuropathic foot.

The authors discuss neuropathic osteoarthropathy in the diabetic foot, often associated with Charcot joints. Identification of this malady as well as indications for treatment are reviewed. Representative cases are illustrated.

The significance of noninvasive blood flow studies in the diabetic patient contemplating elective foot surgery.

A retrospective study was undertaken to determine the importance of performing noninvasive blood flow studies on the diabetic patient population prior to undergoing elective foot surgery. Thirty diabetic patients, contemplating elective foot surgery, underwent noninvasive blood flow studies. Eighty-seven percent of these patients, with ankle/brachial indices greater than 0.