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Charcot Joints (Examination (Look (Swelling, Deformity, Pressure necrosis)…
Charcot Joints
Examination
Look
Swelling
Deformity
Pressure necrosis
Feel
Joint is not tender or warm
May feel crepitus
Subluxation or dislocation of the joint
Move
Abnormal
Completion
Neurological examination of the limb
Esp. pain and proprioception
Dip urine for glucose
Viva
Definition
Progressive destructive joint arthropathy
2O to disturbance of sensory innervation to the joint
Painless deformed joint resulting from repetitive minor
trauma.
Causes
Peripheral
DM
Peripheral N. injury
Leprosy
Central
Syringomyelia
Tabes dorsalis