CHARCOT NEUROPATHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY

Course overview

CHARCOT NEUROPATHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY IS A DESTRUCTIVE JOINT DISORDER INITIATED BY TRAUMA TO A NEUROPATHIC EXTREMITY. IT CAN LEAD TO DISLOCATIONS AND FRACTURES OF THE FOOT. CORRECT DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE CHARCOT ARE IMPERATIVE TO DECREASE PERMANENT FOOT DEFORMITY AND ALLOW FOR A STABLE AND PLANTIGRADE FOOT THAT IS SUITABLE FOR AMBULATION. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CHARCOT NEUROPATHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY.