title: Neuropathic arthropathy of the knee associated with an intra-articular neurofibroma in a child.
abstract: We describe a five-year-old child with neurofibromatosis type I who developed a Charcot knee. Infiltration of the joint by tissue associated with the disease caused damage to the proprioceptive mechanism and resulted in severe joint instability, accelerated destruction and development of neuropathic arthropathy.
authors.affiliation: Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lokiec
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arbel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Isakov
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wientroub
mesh_terms: D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011434:Proprioception / Q000502:physiology; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D013977:Tibia / Q000473:pathology