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Case Reports
. 2012 Sep 4;184(12):1392.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.111972. Epub 2012 Mar 19.

Charcot foot

Nicola Mumoli  1 , Alberto Camaiti
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Case Reports

Charcot foot

Nicola Mumoli et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
(A) The right foot (plantar and lateral views) of a 59-year-old man with diabetic neuropathy showing collapse of the internal arch (arrow) and a large neuropathic ulcer on the midplantar surface. (B) Computed tomographic images (dorsoplantar and lateral views) of the patient’s right foot showing a subchondral cyst (arrow), fragmentation, disorganization, and loss of normal architecture of the talus, calcaneus, tarsal bones and bases of the metatarsals.
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References

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