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Charcot joint-like changes following ankle fracture in a patient with no underlying disease: report of a rare case

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Journal of Orthopaedic Science

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 Charcot joint is a disease that often occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus, tabes dorsalis, syringomyelia, chronic alcoholism, leprosy, trauma, or infection after fractures and dislocations. The treatment for Charcot joint has various complications, such as skin lesions, infections, and delayed union. We present our experience with a male patient who developed Charcot joint-like changes without diabetes mellitus or any other disease after an ankle fracture due to minor trauma.

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  1.  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Masaru Kumagai & Kensei Nagata

  2.  Futsukaichi Saiseikai General Hospital, Chikushino, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Kiyoshi Yokota

  3.  Fukuoka Saiseikai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Toshiya Endoh & Hitoshi Takemoto

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  1. Masaru Kumagai
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Received: December 25, 2001 / Accepted: July 2, 2002

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Kumagai, M., Yokota, K., Endoh, T. et al. Charcot joint-like changes following ankle fracture in a patient with no underlying disease: report of a rare case. J Orthop Sci 7, 694–697 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007760200123

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