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 testingExaminationNeuroarthropathyNeuropathyOsteomyelitisScintigraphyErythemaWhat Is the Diagnostic “Algorithm” for Infected Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)?
Heidari N, Oh I, Malagelada F. What Is the Diagnostic “Algorithm” for Infected Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)? Foot & Ankle International 2019, 40: 21s-22s. PMID: 31322963, DOI: 10.1177/1071100719859536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsArthroplasty, Replacement, AnkleConsensusDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansProsthesis-Related InfectionsConceptsTotal ankle arthroplastySinus tractJoint aspirationInfected Total Ankle ArthroplastyElevated inflammatory markersSynovial fluid analysisAnkle infectionInflammatory markersOperative interventionArthroplasty infectionClinical symptomsAnkle arthroplastyHistologic examinationSubtalar jointRepeat aspirationSynovial fluidCell countFluid analysisPatientsInfectionNuclear imagingFurther investigationTractAspirationArthroplasty