Abstract

Introduction Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy (CN) is a progressive disease affecting the bones, joints and soft tissue of the foot and ankle, most commonly associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Delay in the diagnosis of CN can lead to disruption of the bony architecture of the foot, deformity, recurrent foot ulceration, cellulitis, osteomyelitis (OM) and, ultimately, amputation. 1 Furthermore, patients with diabetes complicated by Charcot foot have especially high morbidity, frequency of hospitalisation and therefore, significant utilisation of expensive medical resources

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