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Charcot foot

Case contributed by: Dr Roberto Schubert

Presentation:

Peripheral neuropathy in type I diabetes mellitus. Foot deformity and gait disturbance with minor pain.

Patient Data:

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian

From the case: Charcot foot

Modality: X-ray

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dorso-plantar

Destruction of the tarsometatarsal (Lisfranc) joint with dorsal subluxation of the medial cuneiform, 1st and second metatarsals. Periostal reaction and new bone formation at the 1st and 2nd metatarsals.