Acute Charcot's arthropathy: a difficult diagnosis: typically occurring in a neuropathic foot or ankle, this joint destruction must be treated properly and in a timely manner to prevent development of severe foot deformity.(CME)(Disease/Disorder overview) JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants | July 1, 2007| | COPYRIGHT 2007 Haymarket Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

In 2005, the CDC estimated that 20.8 million people in the United States, or 7% of the population, were riving with diabetes. (1) Peripheral neuropathy, a major complication of diabetes found in nearly 30% of diabetic patients aged 40 years or older, (1) plays an integral role in the development of Charcot's arthropathy.

Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot first described a process of bone and joint destruction associated with syphilis-induced neuropathy in 1868 with detailed accounts of tabes dorsalis. (2) Although Charcot's arthropathy was first described as a sequella of ...

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