2019
What Is the Best Method to Differentiate Acute Charcot Foot From Acute Infection?
Heidari N, Oh I, Li Y, Vris A, Kwok I, Charalambous A, Rogero R. What Is the Best Method to Differentiate Acute Charcot Foot From Acute Infection? Foot & Ankle International 2019, 40: 39s-42s. PMID: 31322932, DOI: 10.1177/1071100719859892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCharcot neuroarthropathyPresence of neuropathyAcute Charcot footAcute Charcot neuroarthropathyMultiple diagnostic criteriaLikelihood of infectionCharcot footAcute infectionPhysical examinationHistologic examinationDiagnostic criteriaUnclear casesResonance imagingSkin woundsInfectionBone specimensLaboratory testingExaminationNeuroarthropathyNeuropathyOsteomyelitisScintigraphyErythema
2016
Internal Versus External Fixation of Charcot Midfoot Deformity Realignment.
Lee DJ, Schaffer J, Chen T, Oh I. Internal Versus External Fixation of Charcot Midfoot Deformity Realignment. Orthopedics 2016, 39: e595-601. PMID: 27280625, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20160526-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArthrodesisArthropathy, NeurogenicArthroplastyDiabetic FootExternal FixatorsFoot Deformities, AcquiredHumansInternal FixatorsConceptsCharcot midfoot deformityInternal fixationExternal fixationFunctional ambulationDeep infectionFurther surgeryExtremity amputationMidfoot deformityUlcer occurrenceRisk of nonunionWound healing complicationsExternal fixation techniquesLogistic regression modelsOverall complicationsHealing complicationsIntraoperative fractureRadiographic nonunionClinical resultsHealing problemsSurgical realignmentSurgical reconstructionTotal casesComplicationsSystematic reviewNonunion