title: Charcot salvage of the foot and ankle using external fixation.
abstract: This article details the advantages of external fixation for salvage of the Charcot foot and ankle. Preoperative evaluation, postoperative care, and surgical technique for external fixation are described. The literature on the effectiveness of this technique in the Charcot foot and ankle is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopaedics, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA. jconway@lifebridgehealth.org <jconway@lifebridgehealth.org>
authors.forename: Janet D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Conway
mesh_terms: D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016267:External Fixators; D033023:Foot Joints; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods*