title: [Clinical observation on plate on the metatarsal side to reconstruction of tarsometatarsal joint dislocations secondary to diabetic charcot foot].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate clinical results of plate on the metatarsal side to reconstruction of tarsometatarsal joint dislocations secondary to diabetic charcot foot.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seven patients (9 feet) patients with tarsometatarsal joint dislocations secondary to diabetic charcot foot were treated with plating from April 2012 to December 2014. All patients were male, and 5 cases were on the unilateral side and 2 cases were on the bilateral sides. The age of patients ranged from 45 to 52 with an average of 48 years old. The history of diabetics was from 6 to 15 years. X-ray and CT were used to evaluate fractures healing,and AOFAS was applied to estimate recovery of joint function.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients were followed up from 12 to 24 months with an average of 19 months. All incisions were healed at stage I . No infection, loosening and breakage of internal fixation, bone nonunion were found after operation. According to postoperative X-ray and CT results, the time of fracture healing ranged from 10 to 20 weeks with an average of 16 weeks. Six feet got excellent results, 2 good and 1 moderate based on AOFAS scoring.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tarsometatarsal joint dislocations secondary to diabetic charcot foot treated with plate on the metatarsal side could obtain stable fixation and got satisfied early clinical results.
authors.forename: Hai-bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Cai-long
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000601:surgery*