J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1981 Dec;16(4):969-972. 10.4055/jkoa.1981.16.4.969.

Charcot Joint of the Knee

• Kang CN
• Wang JM
• Choi KH
• Oh SH

• KMID: 2450742
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1981.16.4.969

Abstract

In 1868 Charcot described the join in tabes dorsalis, which since then has been designated as Charcot neuroarthropathy. It is characterized by painless swelling and abnormal mobility of the affected joint. Arthropathy of the type described by Charcot has been associated with various other conditions, such as diabetes mellitus, syringomyelia, injury to nerve root, congenital indfference to pain, leprosy, and intra-articular use of steroid, etc. Authors present a case of Charcot joint which involved the left knee joint associated with pathologic fracture of the left tibia and fibula.

Keyword

Charcot Joint; Knee

MeSH Terms

Arthropathy, Neurogenic*
Diabetes Mellitus
Fibula
Fractures, Spontaneous
Joints
Knee Joint
Knee*
Leprosy
Syringomyelia
Tabes Dorsalis
Tibia