Charcot joint-like changes following ankle fracture in a patient with no underlying disease: report of a rare case.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Charcot joint is a disease that often occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus, tabes dorsalis, syringomyelia, chronic alcoholism, leprosy, trauma, or infection after fractures and dislocations. The treatment for Charcot joint has various complications, such as skin lesions, infections, and delayed union. We present our experience with a male patient who developed Charcot joint-like changes without diabetes mellitus or any other disease after an ankle fracture due to minor trauma.
Medical subject headings
- Ankle Injuries
- Arthropathy, Neurogenic
- Fractures, Bone
Anatomy
- ankle