2019
Strategies for Leg Amputation in Patients with Charcot’s Arthropathy
Chen J, Sumpio B. Strategies for Leg Amputation in Patients with Charcot’s Arthropathy. 2019, 195-203. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17918-6_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative pressure wound therapyCharcot arthropathyMajor lower extremity amputationChallenging disease processLower extremity amputationPressure wound therapyProper wound healingExtremity amputationLeg amputationWound healing processWound therapyDisease processAmputationArthropathyWound healingPatientsLimbSpecial considerationEdemaHypervascularityPathophysiologyTherapy
2003
Charcot Joint Disease in Diabetes Mellitus
Lee L, Blume PA, Sumpio B. Charcot Joint Disease in Diabetes Mellitus. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2003, 17: 571-580. PMID: 14508661, DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0039-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharcot joint diseaseDiabetes mellitusJoint diseaseCharcot neuropathic arthropathyDiabetic foot ulcerationStructural foot deformitiesDevastating deformitiesNeuropathic arthropathyCharcot arthropathyDiabetic patientsFoot ulcerationClinical presentationDegenerative arthropathyPedal ulcerationFoot deformityFoot problemsTreatment modalitiesImmediate treatmentVascular surgeonsNeuropathic diseasePatientsMellitusArthropathyEarly signsStructural deformity