Charcot knee - presentation, diagnosis, management - a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Charcot arthropathy is a progressive, non-infectious, destructive inflammatory process. Charcot arthropathy of the knee (CK) is rare and diagnosis is often delayed, resulting in detrimental outcomes. This scoping review aims to investigate the literature on CK, present the pathognomonic features of CK to aid early diagnosis, and suggest gaps in the literature for future research.

Methods

A systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science for literature relevant to CK was performed. Primary studies such as case reports, case series, retrospective studies were included. Review articles and animal studies were excluded.

Results

Of the 513 results, 58 were included in qualitative synthesis. Average time from symptom onset to CK diagnosis was 50.5 months. Eig

SUBMITTER: Lu V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8143744 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature