Neuropathic Arthropathy (Charcot Joint): Follow-up

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Further Reading

Keywords

neurotrophic joint, neuropathic joint disease, neuroarthropathy, Charcot joint disease, arthropathy, neuropathic osteoarthropathy, destruction of articular surfaces, dense subchondral bones, joint debris, joint deformity, dislocation, hypertrophic neuropathic osteoarthropathy, atrophic neuropathic osteoarthropathy, disorganized joints

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Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCS, FRCP, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, North Manchester General Hospital, The Pennine Acute NHS Trust, Manchester UK
Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCS, FRCP, FRCR is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, British Medical Association, British Society of Interventional Radiology, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of the United States, Royal College of Radiologists, and Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Muthusamy Chandramohan, MBBS, DMRD, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals, UK
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Ian Turnbull, MB, ChB, MD, DMRD, FRCR, Lecturer, Department of Radiology, University of Manchester; Consulting Neuroradiologist, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester and North Manchester General Hospital, UK
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Sumaira MacDonald, MBChB, PhD, MRCP, FRCR, Lecturer, Sheffield University Medical School; Endovascular Fellow, Sheffield Vascular Institute
Sumaira MacDonald, MBChB, PhD, MRCP, FRCR is a member of the following medical societies: British Medical Association, Royal College of Physicians, and Royal College of Radiologists
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Amilcare Gentili, MD, Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of California at San Diego; Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, Thornton Hospital
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