Is the Eichenholtz classification still valid for the diabetic Charcot foot?
In his 1966 monograph “Charcot joints”, Sidney N. Eichenholtz (1909–2000) described “three well defined stages … in the course and development of a Charcot joint”, based on plain X-rays of 68 patients. Since then, medical imaging has advanced very much: computed tomography and magnetic resonan...
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| Language: | English |
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SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Swiss Medical Weekly |
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| Online Access: | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1862 |