Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29755231›Full record

ReviewJournal of craniovertebral junction & spine

Charcot spinal arthropathy.

Dennis Lee, Nader S Dahdaleh

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Review in Journal of craniovertebral junction & spine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Charcot spinal arthropathy: a case series.Spinal cord series and cases · 2025
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  7. Spinal disorders mimicking infection.Insights into imaging · 2021
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  11. A comprehensive review of the treatment and management of Charcot spine.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dennis LeeDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Illinois, Chicago, USA.
Nader S DahdalehDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Illinois, Chicago, USA.
Neurological Surgery · USRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Charcot spinal arthropathy (CSA) is a rare progressive disorder of vertebral joint degeneration that occurs in the setting of any condition characterized by decreased afferent innervation with loss of deep pain and proprioceptive sensation in the vertebral column. While surgical circumferential arthrodesis remains the most effective treatment modality, it is associated with multiple complications, including hardware construct failure. This manuscript represents an up-to-date narrative review of the treatment of CSA, its associated complications, and complication prevention.

Indexed as

Bone morphogenetic proteinCharcot spinal arthropathycircumferential arthrodesisspinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID29755231
PMCPMC5934971
OpenAlexW2799850414

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Registered trials

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