title: Medical Imaging in Differentiating the Diabetic Charcot Foot from Osteomyelitis.
abstract: Diabetic Charcot neuroarthropathy (DCN) poses a great challenge to diagnose in the early stages and when plain radiographs do not depict any initial signs of osseous fragmentation or dislocation in a setting of a high clinical index of suspicion. Medical imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and advanced bone scintigraphy, has its own unique clinical indications when treating the DCN with or without concomitant osteomyelitis. This article reviews different clinical case scenarios for choosing the most accurate medical imaging in differentiating DCN from osteomyelitis.
authors.affiliation: Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery, Division of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MSC 7776, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Short
authors.affiliation: Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery, Division of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MSC 7776, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. Electronic address: zgonis@uthscsa.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zgonis
mesh_terms: D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005529:Foot Bones; D033023:Foot Joints; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Bone scan; Charcot neuroarthropathy; Computed tomography; Diabetic Charcot foot; Diabetic neuropathy; MRI; Medical imaging; Osteomyelitis