Charcot's joints: a case report. Osteonecrosis may be a predisposing condition for Charcot's joints.
In the case of a patient who had Charcot's joints in her left hip and right shoulders, multiple osteonecrosis in the joints were disclosed by MR imaging. This suggested that osteonecrosis may be a predisposing condition for Charcot's joints.
Ohsawa
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Teishin Hospital, Japan.
Kawanishi
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Ueno
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D000368:Aged; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery