title: Charcot joint-like changes following ankle fracture in a patient with no underlying disease: report of a rare case.
abstract: Charcot joint is a disease that often occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus, tabes dorsalis, syringomyelia, chronic alcoholism, leprosy, trauma, or infection after fractures and dislocations. The treatment for Charcot joint has various complications, such as skin lesions, infections, and delayed union. We present our experience with a male patient who developed Charcot joint-like changes without diabetes mellitus or any other disease after an ankle fracture due to minor trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumagai
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endoh
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takemoto
authors.forename: Kensei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagata
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome