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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 3/2015

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® | Issue 3/2015

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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]. …
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Metadata
Title
Classifications in Brief: Eichenholtz Classification of Charcot Arthropathy
Authors
Andrew J. Rosenbaum, MD
John A. DiPreta, MD
Publication date
01-03-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-4059-y

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