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01-03-2015 | In Brief
Classifications in Brief: Eichenholtz Classification of Charcot Arthropathy
Authors:
Andrew J. Rosenbaum, MD, John A. DiPreta, MD
Published in:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Issue 3/2015
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Excerpt
Charcot arthropathy is a progressive, noninfectious destructive disease of joints, most commonly affecting the foot and ankle. When first described by Jean Martin Charcot in 1868, it mainly was associated with tabes dorsalis resulting from tertiary syphilis [
4]. In 1936, Jordan first noted its relationship to diabetes [
11], which now is recognized as the most common cause of Charcot arthropathy in developed countries [
18]. Alcoholism, syringomyelia, and leprosy also have been associated with this process, albeit less frequently [
7]. …