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Bone and Joint Surgery
New bone and joint surgery study findings reported from L.J. Desouza and co-authors
May 21st, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "The standard management for Eichenholtz Stage-I Charcot arthropathy has been with non-weight-bearing total contact casts. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of the use of weight-bearing total contact casts for similar patients." "Twenty-seven patients with Charcot arthropathy of the foot and ankle were studied prospectively over a period of eighteen years, from 1988 to 2006. The average duration of follow-up was 5.5 years. Of the twenty-seven patients, twenty-six had diabetes mellitus. Total contact casts were used to treat thirty-four feet with Eichenholtz Staged or early Stage-II Charcot...
Source: Fitness & Wellness Business Week (2008-05-21)
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