Charcot arthropathy risk elevation in the cbese diabetic population

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.06.038 Byline: Rodney M. Stuck (a)(b), Min-Woong Sohn (c)(d), Elly Budiman-Mak (c)(e), Todd A. Lee (c)(d), Kevin B. Weiss (d)(f) Keywords: Charcot arthropathy; Disease-disease interaction; Diabetes; Peripheral neuropathy Abstract: To examine the association of obesity, peripheral neuropathy, and other risk factors with the Charcot arthropathy incidence rate in a large diabetic population. Author Affiliation: (a) Surgical Service, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, Ill (b) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Ill (c) Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, Ill (d) Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill (e) Department of Medicine, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Ill (f) American Board of Medical Specialties, Evanston, Ill Article Note: (footnote) Financial support was received from the Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care, Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois (LIP 42-512; Elly Budiman-Mak, MD, Principal Investigator). The article presents the findings and conclusions of the authors; it does not necessarily represent the Department of Veterans Affairs or Health Services Research and Development Service. The authors have no financial or personal conflict of interest to declare.