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Diabetic Foot. Part 2: Charcot Neuroarthropathy.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Ferreira, Ricardo Cardenuto |
| Abstract | Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is an unfortunate and common complication of patients with diabetes, most likely resulting from a lack of proper understanding of the disease, which leads to late diagnosis. It is commonly misdiagnosed as infection and treated with antibiotics and a frustrated attempt of surgical drainage, which will reveal only debris of the osteoarticular destruction. Proper education of diabetic patients and of the health care professionals involved in their treatment is essential for the recognition of the initial signs of CN. The general orthopedic surgeon is usually the first to treat these patients in the early stages of the disease and must be aware of the signs of CN in order to establish an accurate diagnosis and ensure proper treatment. In theory, this would make it possible to decrease the morbidity of this condition, as long as proper treatment is instituted early. |
| ISSN | 01023616 |
| Journal | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
| Volume Number | 55 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC7458761 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| PubMed reference number | 32904836 |
| e-ISSN | 19824378 |
| DOI | 10.1055/s-0039-3402460 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Published by Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda |
| Publisher Date | 2020-04-27 |
| Publisher Place | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Subject Keyword | diabetes foot arthropathy, neurogenic/complications amputation |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Surgery |
