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Case Reports
. 2008 Apr;91(3):159-62.
doi: 10.1007/s12306-007-0026-z. Epub 2008 May 21.

Charcot's joint secondary to neurologic complications of epidural anaesthesia: a case report

Alessandra Sudanese  1 , Federico Giardina, Federico Biondi, Francesco Traina, Franco Bertoni, Aldo Toni
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Charcot's joint secondary to neurologic complications of epidural anaesthesia: a case report

Alessandra Sudanese et al. Chir Organi Mov. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

Neurogenic arthropathy or Charcot's Joint is an articular pathology that can strike patient with neurological effects or can be the result of a neurological lesion with deficit of the superficial and deep sensitivity. In this article we introduce one case Charcot's Joint of the hip, caused by an epidural anaesthesia performed for a surgery of the other hip.

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