CHARCOT ARTHROPATHY-ETIOLOGY

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SUMMARY

Any condition that causes sensory or autonomic neuropathy can lead to a Charcot joint:
1. Diabetes - most common cause[1]
2. Syphilis
3. Chronic alcoholism
4. Leprosy
5. Meningomyelocele
6. Spinal cord injury
7. Syringomyelia
8. Renal dialysis
9. Congenital insensitivity to pain
10. Rheumatoid arthritis[2]


Reference(s)

  1. Charcot neuroarthropathy of the foot and ankle. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2009; 17(9):562-71
  2. Charcot arthropathy of the foot and ankle associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Foot Ankle Int. 2013; 34(11):1541-7


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Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].