"Arthropathy, Neurogenic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Chronic progressive degeneration of the stress-bearing portion of a joint, with bizarre hypertrophic changes at the periphery. It is probably a complication of a variety of neurologic disorders, particularly TABES DORSALIS, involving loss of sensation, which leads to relaxation of supporting structures and chronic instability of the joint. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D001177
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.186
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| Concept/Terms |
Arthropathy, Neurogenic- Arthropathy, Neurogenic
- Arthropathies, Neurogenic
- Neurogenic Arthropathies
- Neurogenic Arthropathy
- Charcot's Joint
- Charcot Joint
- Charcots Joint
- Joint, Charcot's
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arthropathy, Neurogenic" by people in Profiles.
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Proximal tibia reconstruction with a porous tantalum cone in a patient with Charcot arthropathy. Orthopedics. 2009 May; 32(5):358.