title: [Diabetic osteoarthropathy (DO) of the forefoot].
abstract: In patients suffering from diabetic osteoarthropathy, a total of 97 forefeet were evaluated concerning their bone tissue and soft tissue transformations. The most prevalent forms of demineralisation were circumscribed osteoporosis (21%) and diffuse osteoporosis (20%). Subluxations (6.2%), dislocations (2.1%), erosions (8.3%), marginal usures (11.3%) or cysts of the bone (11.3%) were seen only rarely. Extensions of the articular space (10.3%) were more prevalent than disappearances of the articular space (4.1%). The MTP (26.8%) and PIP joints (10.3%) were confirmed to be preferred localisations. A sudden loss of articular surface (25%) and a fast transition to mutilation (23.5%) show the increasing tendency of the fast transition to advanced stages of destruction by omitting the earlier stages.
authors.affiliation: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Diagnostische Radiologie.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grützner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pisar
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mödder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Diabetische Osteoarthropathie (DO) des Vorfusses.