Neurogenic arthropathy of the knee due to chronic alcoholism: two case reports.
The authors report two cases of neurogenic arthropathy of the knee in patients affected by chronic alcoholism. The aim of the authors is to discuss the etiopathogenic theory (neurotraumatic or/and neurovascular) as well as the mechanism by which alcohol damages joints.
Sudanese
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I Divisione, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Paderni
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Guerra
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Bertoni
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D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged