Blog posts tagged with 'charcot reconstruction'

Charcot joint treatment pearls...

In my blog post last week, I discussed how fusion of one joint increases load to adjacent joints resulting in early onset of pain and arthritis.  This accelerated deformation of the joint is called adjacent segment disease.  Speaking of adjacent segment disease…

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Ambulatory treatment of Charcot arthropathy – total contact casting.

I work in a rural, hospital-based practice that is a regional referral center.  Much of the care I provide is related to diabetes.  Subsequently, I see and treat a lot of Charcot joints. Charcot arthropathy occurs in patients who...

Patient choice – are there weight limits when using ex-fix?

External fixation (ex-fix) is often used as an adjunct to internal fixation when correcting rocker bottom flat foot due to Charcot arthropathy.  The reason that ex-fix is used is that the frame, or ex-fix device, can be used to carry weigh...