title: Exostectomy for symptomatic bony prominences in diabetic charcot feet.
abstract: Exostectomy for plantar ulceration is demonstrated to be a satisfactory procedure and one with significantly less morbidity and quicker healing than a more major reconstructive procedure such as arthrodesis. The predominance of Type I (midfoot breakdown) confirms reports on the natural history of the diabetic Charcot tarsus; the midfoot has a tendency to develop symptomatic bony prominences.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas VA Hospital, Texas.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Brodsky
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rouse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies; D005096:Exostoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods