Abstract

BATISTA, Carolina  and  MARIANO, João Cura. Artropatia de Charcot do pé e tornozelo. Rev. Port. Ortop. Traum. [online]. 2012, vol.20, n.2, pp.255-262. ISSN 1646-2122.

Foot and ankle Charcot neuroarthropathy is a chronic, progressive and aggressive non-infectious disease that evolves with bone and cartilage erosion resulting in severe deformity in patients with sensorial neuropathy, carrying a high risk for amputation. Preventing the progression of the illness is still the mainstay of treatment but surgery has to be considered in refractory cases. The authors describe the case of a non-diabetic 42 year-old male with a late diagnosis of Charcot foot. , They present his treatement, with a 22 months follow-up after the initial diagnosis. The patient was initially submitted to conservative treatment that was ineffective, followed by a limb salvage surgery for ankle instability, recurrent ulceration and osteomyelitis.

Keywords : Neuropathy; neuroarthropathy; Charcot; osteomyelitis; arthrodesis.

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