title: [Surgical treatment of diabetic osteoarthropathy with severe dislocation].
abstract: A case with diabetic osteoarthropathy, destruction of the talus and medial dislocation of the ankle joint is presented. After cleaning up a purulent skin process above the lateral malleolus, caused by the malposition, a calcaneocrural arthrodesis was performed, with a fixateur externe. In the authors' opinion therapy should aim to preserve the limb; this is to be preferred to amputation even in cases with very severe deformities. An arthrodesis with correction of the malposition is recommended as the method of choice.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Abteilung für Orthopädie, Szeged.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jokai
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szipott
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mecs
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery; D001174:Arthrodesis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000601:surgery*; D013628:Talus / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Die operative Behandlung diabetischer Osteoarthropathien mit schweren Dislokationen.