Conservative and surgical treatment of the chronic Charcot foot and ankle.

Conservative and surgical treatment of the chronic Charcot foot and ankle. Diabet Foot Ankle. 2013;4 Authors: Güven MF, Karabiber A, Kaynak G, Oğüt T Abstract Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is a severe joint disease in the foot and ankle that can result in fracture, permanent deformity, and limb loss. It is a serious and potentially limb-threatening lower-extremity late complication of diabetes mellitus. The aim of this manuscript was to evaluate modern concepts of chronic CN through a review of the available literature and to integrate a perspective of management from the authors' extensive experience. PMID: 23919114 [PubMed]
Source: Diabetic Foot and Ankle - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabet Foot Ankle Source Type: research