Charcot foot in diabetes and an update on imaging

Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus that can cause major morbidity including limb amputation. Since it was first described in 1883, and attributed to diabetes mellitus in 1936, the diagnosis of CN has been very challenging even for the experienced practitione...

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Published in:Diabetic Foot & Ankle 2013-01, Vol.4 (1), p.21884
Main Authors: Ergen, Fatma Bilge, Sanverdi, Saziye Eser, Oznur, Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ankle
Charcot foot
Classification
complications
Diabetes
diabetes mellitus
diabetic foot
diagnostic imaging
Drug therapy
Foot diseases
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Infections
Radiology
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Summary:Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus that can cause major morbidity including limb amputation. Since it was first described in 1883, and attributed to diabetes mellitus in 1936, the diagnosis of CN has been very challenging even for the experienced practitioners. Imaging plays a central role in the early and accurate diagnosis of CN, and in distinction of CN from osteomyelitis. Conventional radiography, computed tomography, nuclear medicine scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography are the imaging techniques currently in use for the evaluation of CN but modalities other than magnetic resonance imaging appeared to be complementary. This study focuses on imaging findings of acute and chronic neuropathic osteoarthropathy in diabetes and discrimination of infected vs. non-infected neuropathic osteoarthropathy.
ISSN:2000-625X
2000-625X
DOI:10.3402/dfa.v4i0.21884