title: Charcot's joints: a case report. Osteonecrosis may be a predisposing condition for Charcot's joints.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Teishin Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohsawa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawanishi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ueno
mesh_terms: 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