Procedure Explorer
Midfoot / Hindfoot
Charcot Reconstruction
- Problem being treated
- Unstable or unbraceable Charcot deformity, often with ulceration.
- Relevant anatomy
- Midfoot and hindfoot joints.
- Surgical concept
- Realign and fuse the foot with superconstructs to create a plantigrade, shoeable foot.
- Indications
- Unbraceable deformity
- Recurrent ulceration
- Instability
- Common alternatives
- CROW
- Custom footwear
- Exostectomy
- Recovery concept
- Prolonged non-weight-bearing and staged transition to protective footwear.
- Risks
- Infection
- Nonunion
- Amputation
- Evidence
- Limited Evidence
Limb salvage rates are reported in case series.
- Technology involved
- BeamingCircular external fixationLocking plates
Podiatrify provides educational information and risk guidance and does not provide a medical diagnosis. Symptoms involving severe pain, rapidly spreading infection, black or blue tissue, major trauma, loss of circulation, or systemic illness may require urgent medical evaluation.