Prevalence and risk factors of Charcot Foot in patients with Diabetic Neuropathy

There are evidences that Charcot foot is common among diabetic neuropathy (DN) patients. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of the Charcot foot in patients with DN and to detect its associated risk factors. A sample of 839 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) was selected from Dr. Edrees Foot Spa & Clinic in Jeddah, KSA. The patients' medical records were reviewed retrospectively. All information was recorded on the day of initial presentation regardless of how it changes later or any new information became available after further investigation. The extracted information included patients' age, gender, type of DM, fasting blood sugar (FBS) range in the last three months, duration of DM, presence of neuropathy, current ulcer, type of footwear, and the development of Charcot foot. The findings revealed significant correlations between Charcot foot and age, onset of diabetes, FBS and neuropathy (p<.05). On the other hand, there was no significant correlation of Charcot arthropathy and gender, footwear or duration of diabetes (p>.05).There was high prevalence of Charcot foot among patients with diabetic neuropathy. The risk factors of Charcot foot were early onset of diabetes, young age, DN and uncontrolled FBS.