DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.23.00315 ISSN: 2160-3251
Charcot Arthropathy of the Digit
Matthew D. Rich, Christina M. Ward- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Surgery
Case:
Charcot arthropathy (CA) is a progressive degenerative joint disease typically affecting lower extremity weight-bearing joints, with only a few cases reported in the fingers. We present 2 cases of interphalangeal joint CA: the long finger distal interphalangeal joint in a 73-year-old man with severe carpal tunnel syndrome and the ring finger proximal interphalangeal joint of a 71-year-old woman with diabetic neuropathy.
Conclusion:
Two cases of CA of the digits were treated with splinting with resolution of symptoms and no wound complications.