charcot foot

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Your movement may be limited, but your options don't have to be. See how other patients conquered their pain and get started on your own journey to recovery.

Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski
Inspirational college coach and DePuy joint recipient.

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"It's not worth living with pain."

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"It's not worth living with pain."

read Coach K's story

"Hi, I'm Mike Krzyzewski, coach of Duke University's Men's Basketball team. If you could take a journey to move better, live better, why wouldn't you? I did when I had joint replacement surgery.

"I'm here to tell you that you have two opponents. Pain and lack of mobility. Pain can get you down every day. Lack of mobility can lead to decreased speed and loss of endurance. With speed and endurance loss, you don't stay competitive and you spend energy just trying to catch up. But you've got to fight your opponents to stay in the game.

"I know it isn't always easy. There was a part of me that thought of stopping, giving up coaching altogether. I would never have won two Olympic team medals and four NCAA Championships if I hadn't had my surgeries.

"Now, I don't have to overcompensate for injury and pain. I'm more active than before, I have relief from pain and I'm even quicker on my feet. People say I look better now. Do you want your life back the way it should be? You have two choices, a continued downward spiral or take action.

"So don't let the injury win. You don't need to live in pain. That's why I want to encourage you to empower yourself. Get educated, develop a personal treatment plan with your doctor, build a team of support and commit to reclaiming your life. Remember, this is a major event in your life—treat it as such. What you put into it will multiply for you at the end of the journey."
 

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This boneboneThe hard tissue that provides structural support to the body. It is primarily composed of hydroxyapatite cryst... condition (pronounced "sharko") is most often associated with diabetesdiabetesA disease where the body does not produce or use insulin correctly (This leads to: hyperglycemia - an increase... and is one of the most serious foot problems. With Charcot, the nervenerveA whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles of myelinated or unmylelinated fibers, or more of... supply to the bones and joints is abnormal, and the patient‘s ability to sense the position of the joints in the foot is seriously impaired or even lost. The muscles lose their ability to support the joint properly, and minor traumas such as sprains and stress fractures go undetected. Because there is a loss of feeling, Charcot patients often continue to walk on the damaged foot, which warps the shape of the foot as the bones disintegrate and fracture. Calluses and ulcers may form on the skin, and inside the joint, misaligned bones may grind against each other, causing fragments of bone and cartilagecartilageThe hard, thin layer of white glossy tissue that covers the end of bone at a joint. This tissue allows motion ... to fall into the joint. Amputation is a risk for some Charcot sufferers.

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