title: Neuropathic arthropathy of the elbow: two case reports.
abstract: Neuropathic arthropathy (NA), or Charcot joint, is a chronic and progressive degenerative arthropathy associated with an underlying neurologic disorder. NA of the elbow is a rare entity, with few cases reported in the literature. We report the cases of 2 patients with NA of the elbow. In case 1, the probable etiology was an intramedullary lesion, most likely syringomyelia and likely diabetes mellitus. In case 2, the probable etiology was syringomyelia and likely diabetes mellitus. The aim in NA treatment is to manage the underlying disease and reduce the rate of deformity to its lowest level. Management of NA is usually conservative. The diagnosis of NA should be considered in destructive cases without an evident pain report, and the underlying neurologic problem should be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Imam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farzan
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Eraghi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mardookhpour
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yousefzadeh-Fard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods