# Diabetic foot and Charcot reconstruction

> Consultant foot and ankle surgeon at King’s College Hospital, London. Surgery for diabetic foot ulcers, Charcot deformity and bone infection, for patients from the UK and overseas.

Treatment is planned with colleagues in vascular surgery, diabetology, plastic surgery, microbiology, podiatry and orthotics. General information, not a substitute for assessment.

## Conditions and treatment
- [Diabetic foot ulcers](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/ulcers/): Assessment and surgical treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: offloading, debridement, tendon releases and correction of the deformity underneath.
- [Charcot reconstruction](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/charcot-reconstruction/): Reconstruction of the collapsed Charcot foot and ankle, including two-stage surgery for the infected, ulcerated foot.
- [Osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/bone-infection/): Diagnosis and treatment of osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot: MRI, bone biopsy, targeted antibiotics and staged surgery.
- [Transverse tibial transport (TTT)](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/transverse-tibial-transport/): Transverse tibial transport for the ischaemic diabetic foot when revascularisation has run out of options.
- [Ankle fractures in diabetes](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/ankle-fractures-diabetes/): Ankle fractures in people with diabetes: why they behave differently and how fixation and recovery are planned.

## About and practice information
- [Diabetic foot and Charcot reconstruction](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/): Consultant foot and ankle surgeon at King’s College Hospital, London. Surgery for diabetic foot ulcers, Charcot deformity and bone infection, for patients from the UK and overseas.
- [About Mr Thomas Hester](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/about/): Mr Thomas Hester, consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, King’s College Hospital, London. Chair, AO Trauma Foot & Ankle Course (AO UK).
- [International patients](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/international-patients/): Care for patients travelling to London for diabetic foot and limb salvage surgery, with Arabic-speaking support.

## Contact
- [Make an enquiry](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/contact/): Enquiries to Mr Thomas Hester’s practice: secretary, email and consulting rooms in central London. Secretary: +44 20 7046 8004; Email: th@os.clinic; Consulting rooms: King Edward VII's Hospital · The London Clinic · Cromwell Hospital · HCA Healthcare at The Shard.

## Publications and teaching
- [Publications](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/publications/): Peer-reviewed papers and book chapters on the diabetic foot and Charcot reconstruction, each with a plain-English summary.
- [Lectures and teaching](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/teaching/): Invited lectures, courses and teaching on Charcot reconstruction and diabetic foot surgery.

## Arabic pages (العربية)
- [جراحة القدم السكرية وإعادة بناء قدم شاركو](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/ar/): استشاري جراحة القدم والكاحل في مستشفى كينغز كوليدج بلندن. جراحة تقرحات القدم السكرية وتشوه شاركو والتهاب العظم للمرضى من المملكة المتحدة وخارجها.
- [تقرحات القدم السكرية](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/ar/ulcers/): تقييم وعلاج تقرحات القدم السكرية: تخفيف الضغط، التنضير، إطالة الأوتار، وتصحيح التشوه العظمي المسبب للتقرح.
- [إعادة بناء قدم شاركو](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/ar/charcot-reconstruction/): إعادة بناء القدم والكاحل في اعتلال مفاصل شاركو، بما في ذلك الجراحة على مرحلتين للقدم المتقرحة المصابة بالعدوى.
- [التهاب العظم في القدم السكرية](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/ar/bone-infection/): تشخيص وعلاج التهاب العظم في القدم السكرية: الرنين المغناطيسي، خزعة العظم، المضادات الحيوية الموجهة، والجراحة المرحلية.
- [النقل العرضي للظنبوب (TTT)](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/ar/transverse-tibial-transport/): النقل العرضي للظنبوب للقدم السكرية الإقفارية عندما تستنفد خيارات إعادة التوعية.
- [كسور الكاحل لدى مرضى السكري](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/ar/ankle-fractures-diabetes/): كسور الكاحل لدى مرضى السكري: لماذا تختلف، وكيف يُخطط للتثبيت وفترة النقاهة.
- [نبذة عن السيد توماس هيستر](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/ar/about/): السيد توماس هيستر، استشاري جراحة العظام والإصابات في مستشفى كينغز كوليدج بلندن، ورئيس دورة AO Trauma للقدم والكاحل (AO UK).
- [المرضى الدوليون](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/ar/international-patients/): رعاية المرضى القادمين إلى لندن لجراحة القدم السكرية وإنقاذ الطرف، مع دعم باللغة العربية.
- [إرسال استفسار](https://www.diabeticfootsurgeon.com/ar/contact/): للاستفسارات: سكرتيرة السيد هيستر، البريد الإلكتروني، وعيادات وسط لندن.

## Related sites
- [Mr Thomas Hester FRCS(Tr&Orth) – Consultant Foot & Ankle Surgeon London](https://www.thomashester.com/): Mr Thomas Hester is a dual fellowship trained Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in foot and ankle surgery, complex diabetic feet and complex trauma. NHS at King's College Hospital; private practice in central London.
- [Ankle Fracture Surgeon London](https://www.anklefracturesurgeon.co.uk/): Mr Thomas Hester, consultant trauma and foot & ankle surgeon at King's College Hospital, treats ankle and foot fractures privately at King Edward VII's, The London Clinic, Cromwell Hospital and The Shard.