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Orthopaedics

Classification of Diabetic Foot Disease

Built from The Surgical Management of the Diabetic Foot and Ankle

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9 sections · 127 slides

  1. 01

    Overview

    • Purpose of a disease classification
    • Scope of this topic

    2 slides

  2. 02

    Charcot Arthropathy: Background

    • Historical origins of Charcot arthropathy
    • Definition and distribution of diabetic Charcot arthropathy
    • Factors determining treatment of Charcot arthropathy
    • Two families of Charcot classification systems

    4 slides

  3. 03

    Eichenholtz Temporal Staging

    • Origin of the Eichenholtz classification
    • Rationale for adding stage 0
    • Eichenholtz stage 0: the foot at risk
    • Eichenholtz stage I: stage of development and fragmentation
    • Eichenholtz stage II: stage of coalescence
    • Eichenholtz stage III: stage of reconstruction and reconstitution
    • Progression through the Eichenholtz stages
    • Midfoot radiographs through the Eichenholtz stages
    • Reading the midfoot radiographs
    • Eichenholtz stages: clinical, radiographic and MRI findings
    • Eichenholtz stages: clinical, radiographic and MRI findings (continued)
    • Eichenholtz stages: treatment by stage
    • Eichenholtz stages: treatment by stage (continued)
    • Limitations of the Eichenholtz classification
    • Clinical value of the Eichenholtz classification

    15 slides

  4. 04

    Anatomic Systems: Harris-Brand, Cofield, Sammarco

    • Contribution of Harris and Brand
    • The three-pillar concept of Harris and Brand
    • Three weight-bearing pillars of the neuropathic foot
    • Posterior and central pillar patterns
    • Anterior pillar, medial arch pattern
    • Anterior pillar, lateral arch pattern
    • Cuneiform-metatarsal base pattern and legacy of the system
    • Anatomic classification of Cofield
    • The three Cofield patterns
    • Chronic Charcot arthropathy of the second metatarsophalangeal joint
    • Anatomic classification of Sammarco and Conti
    • Sammarco and Conti patterns 1 and 2
    • Sammarco and Conti patterns 3, 4 and 5

    13 slides

  5. 05

    The Brodsky Anatomic Classification

    • Origin and principle of the Brodsky classification
    • Brodsky anatomic zones of the foot and ankle
    • Reading the Brodsky zone diagram
    • Brodsky type I: tarsometatarsal or naviculocuneiform joints
    • Midfoot ulceration and its reconstruction in Brodsky type I
    • Brodsky type II: subtalar and Chopart joints
    • Hindfoot collapse in Brodsky type II Charcot arthropathy
    • Brodsky type 3A: the ankle joint
    • Ankle valgus and malleolar ulceration in Brodsky type 3A
    • Brodsky type 3B: fracture of the calcaneal tuberosity
    • Calcaneal tuberosity avulsion with overlying soft-tissue compromise
    • Brodsky types 4 and 5
    • Brodsky types ordered from distal to proximal

    13 slides

  6. 06

    The Schon Midtarsus Classification

    • Origin of the Schon classification
    • Lateral column collapse and the Schon measurements
    • Schon patterns of acquired midtarsus deformity
    • Radiographic angles used to quantify midtarsal deformity
    • Angles used to quantify midtarsal deformity
    • Clinical severity stages of arch collapse
    • Schon clinical deformity severity stages
    • The Schon radiographic severity scale
    • Criteria defining a beta stage deformity
    • Schon type I: metatarsocuneiform, metatarsocuboid or Lis-Franc pattern
    • Severe midfoot abduction in Schon type I deformity
    • Schon type II: naviculocuneiform, metatarsocuboid pattern
    • Rocker-bottom deformity in Schon type II
    • Schon type III: perinavicular pattern
    • Lateral column depression in Schon type III
    • Schon type IV: transverse tarsal pattern
    • Extreme calcaneal pitch reversal in Schon type IV
    • Frequency of the four Schon types
    • Schon type I - Metatarsocuneiform/metatarsocuboid or Lis-Franc pattern
    • Schon type II - Naviculocuneiform/metatarsocuboid pattern
    • Schon type III - Perinavicular pattern
    • Schon type IV - Transverse tarsal pattern

    22 slides

  7. 07

    Choosing Between the Charcot Systems

    • Value of the temporal classification
    • Comparing the Schon and Brodsky systems
    • Recommended approach to classifying the Charcot foot

    3 slides

  8. 08

    Classification of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

    • Parameters that could classify a diabetic foot lesion
    • Design principle of ulcer classification systems
    • The four commonly cited ulcer classification systems
    • Origin and structure of the Wagner-Meggitt classification
    • Wagner-Meggitt grades in sequence
    • Wagner-Meggitt grades of diabetic foot lesions
    • Clinical appearance of each Wagner-Meggitt grade
    • Reading the Wagner-Meggitt photographs
    • Strengths of the Wagner-Meggitt classification
    • The progression misconception in Wagner-Meggitt
    • The case for grading infection and ischemia separately
    • Ischemia coexisting with ulceration
    • The depth-ischemia classification of Brodsky
    • Depth and ischemia read as two independent axes
    • Depth-ischemia classification: depth grades and ischemia grades
    • Depth-ischemia classification: depth grades and ischemia grades (continued)
    • Limitations of the depth-ischemia classification
    • The University of Texas classification
    • University of Texas classification: depth grades with infection and ischemia stages
    • Origin and purpose of the IWGDF classification
    • The PEDIS parameters
    • Distinctive features of the IWGDF system
    • Predictive value of the IWGDF infection grade
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)
    • IWGDF PEDIS criteria for perfusion, extent, depth, infection and sensation (continued)

    36 slides

  9. 09

    Choosing Between the Ulcer Systems

    • Summary comparison of the ulcer classification systems
    • Practical recommendation on ulcer classification
    • Key points on classification of diabetic foot disease
    • References
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    • References (continued)
    • The Surgical Management of the Diabetic Foot and Ankle

    11 slides