Long-term outcome of persons with diabetic and non-diabetic neuro-osteoarthropathy after foot correction using external fixation.
A M S SpraulA M SchönbachNicolle MüllerUlrich Alfons MüllerA KollerM SpraulPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2020)
Reconstruction surgery using external fixation is a very useful method for maintaining walking ability in the case of conservatively non-treatable diabetic and non-diabetic neuro-osteoarthropathy. Individuals with severe Charcot foot disease had a low rate of major amputations. Osteomyelitis was the main reason for major amputations.