title: Recognizing Charcot disease in a man with diabetes.
abstract: Charcot disease is a neurogenic osteoarthropathy that occurs in the foot and ankle following the loss of normal muscle tone, vascularization, and protective reflexes. Diabetes is its most common cause in the Western world. Fragmentation, destruction, and dislocation of the bones can occur spontaneously or after trauma. This article describes the care of a patient with Charcot disease.
authors.affiliation: Jamie M. Womack practices at Blue Ridge Bone and Joint in Asheville, N.C. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Jamie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Womack
mesh_terms: D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000843:Ankle Joint; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D017719:Diabetic Foot; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male