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