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ArticleWorld journal of diabetes2011

Charcot osteoarthropathy in diabetes: A brief review with an emphasis on clinical practice.

Evanthia Gouveri, Nikolaos Papanas

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Article in World journal of diabetes, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 132 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Comparison of Arthrodesis with Total Contact Casting for Midfoot Ulcerations Associated with Charcot Neuroarthropathy.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Evanthia GouveriEvanthia Gouveri, Nikolaos Papanas, Outpatient Clinic of the Diabetic Foot, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece.
Nikolaos Papanas
Democritus University of Thrace · GR

Funding

NATIONAL ANALGESIC NEPHROPATHY (NAN) STUDY-267002400N01DK002400 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO HEALTH SCI CAMPUS · 2000 to 2002
$1.9M
NIDDK NIH HHS N01 DK002400
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Charcot osteoarthropathy (COA) is a potentially limbthreatening condition that mainly affects diabetic patients with neuropathy. In everyday practice, it presents as a red, hot, swollen foot, usually painless, and is frequently triggered by trivial injury. Its etiology is traditionally attributed to impairment of either the autonomic nervous system, leading to increased blood flow and bone resorption, or of the peripheral nervous system, whereby loss of pain and protective sensation render the foot susceptible to repeated injury. More recently, excessive local inflammation is thought to play a decisive role. Diagnosis is based on clinical manifestation and imaging studies (plain X-rays, bone scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging). The mainstay of management is immediate off-loading, while surgery is usually reserved for chronic cases with irreversible deformities and/or joint instability. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of COA in terms of pathogenesis, classification and clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment, with an emphasis on the high suspicion required by clinicians for timely recognition to avoid further complications.

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Charcot osteoarthropathyDiabetes mellitusDiabetic footDiabetic neuropathy

Identifiers

PMID21691556
PMCPMC3116009
OpenAlexW2089495015

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