Resection Arthroplasty for Limb Salvage in Severe Unreconstructable Charcot Joints

Category: Diabetes Introduction/Purpose: When non-operative treatment of very severe Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) of the ankle and hindfoot fails, surgical options for limb salvage are limited. Some patients have insufficient bone stock or medical and psychosocial factors that make arthrodesis unte...

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Main Authors: Heather Gotha MD, James W. Brodsky MD, Akira Taniguchi MD, PhD, Wei Shen MD, PHD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00081