title: [A DESTRUCTIVE SHOULDER ARTHROPATHY].
abstract: Charcot arthropathy is a progressive, chronic and degenerative destruction of one or several joints caused by a central or peripheral neurological disorder. Approximately 25 % of the patients with syringomyelia develop this arthropathy located in the upper limb in 80 % of the cases. An early etiological diagnosis is essential to begin the treatment of the underlying neurological disorder. Afterwards, a conservative treatment of the arthropathy is preferred. We report the story of a patient with an arthropathy of the left shoulder due to Arnold-Chiari's malformation of type I with syringomyelia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ouhadi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaudreault
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mottard
authors.forename: Ph
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gillet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications*; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications*