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Zainab, a 63-year-old mother who had come to Abu Dhabi to be near her daughters, suffered from an injury in her foot, revealing the diagnosis of a condition called Charcot Foot, which is a rare but serious condition that leads to the extreme weakening of bones and joints. After being advised to amputate her foot but refusing, Zainab visited #SSMC for a second opinion.\r\nDr. Moez Ballal, consultant in Trauma & Orthopedics, foot & ankle surgeon, was determined to help her and save her foot without the need for amputation. Dr. Moez performed over 10 different surgeries on her foot.<\/p>\r\n

With the care of our multidisciplinary team, Zainab\u2019s foot is saved, and she has now made a full recovery.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":113934,"menu_order":0,"template":"","yoast_head":"\nZeinab, a 63 Year Old Mother, Recovered From Charcot Foot Against All Odds With the Help of SSMC's Foot and Ankle Dr. Moez Ballal – Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Abu Dhabi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ssmc.ae\/patient-story\/suffering-from-a-condition-called-charcot-foot-63-year-old-mother-zeinab-was-advised-to-have-it-amputated\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zeinab, a 63 Year Old Mother, Recovered From Charcot Foot Against All Odds With the Help of SSMC's Foot and Ankle Dr. Moez Ballal – Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Abu Dhabi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Zainab, a 63-year-old mother who had come to Abu Dhabi to be near her daughters, suffered from an injury in her foot, revealing the diagnosis of a condition called Charcot Foot, which is a rare but serious condition that leads to the extreme weakening of bones and joints. 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