Charcot foot reconstruction with combined internal and external fixation: case report.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20181223.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1186/1749-799X-5-7 and PMC identifier 2831018.
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Abstract
Charcot neuroarthropathy is a destructive and often-limb threatening process that can affect patients with peripheral neuropathy of any etiology. Early recognition and appropriate management is crucial to prevention of catastrophic outcomes. Delayed diagnosis and subsequent pedal collapse often preclude successful conservative management of these deformities and necessitate surgical intervention for limb salvage. We review the current literature on surgical reconstruction of Charcot neuroarthropathy and present a case report of foot reconstruction with combined internal and external fixation methods.
Anatomy
- foot