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Charcot's joints: a case report

Osteonecrosis may be a predisposing condition for Charcot's joints

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In the case of a patient who had Charcot's joints in her left hip and right shoulders, multiple osteo. necroses in the joints were disclosed by MR imaging This suggested that osteonecrosis may be a predisposing condition for Charcot's joints.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Teishin Hospital, Karasugatsuji, Tennohji-Ku, Osaka, Japan

    S. Ohsawa M. D., J. Kawanishi & R. Ueno

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Ohsawa, S., Kawanishi, J. & Ueno, R. Charcot's joints: a case report. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 112, 90–93 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00420263

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