title: A rare case of ipsilateral shoulder and thumb CMC joint neuropathic arthropathy.
abstract: Neuropathic arthropathy (Charcot joints) most frequently affect the weight-bearing joints of the body, are commonly associated with a variety of medical and neurological conditions and are notoriously difficult to treat due to the nature of the underlying pathology. We present a case of ipsilateral shoulder and thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint neuropathic arthropathy secondary to cervical syringomyelia. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in the literature of this rare association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Padmashree Dr D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Navi Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Rajendraprasad R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Butala
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Padmashree Dr D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Navi Mumbai, India manit_arora@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Manit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Padmashree Dr D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Navi Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Ashith A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Padmashree Dr D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Navi Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Prakash D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Samant
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Padmashree Dr D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Navi Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Sunirmal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee