A Rare Case of Charcot Elbow
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On examination he had swollen, unstable, painless right elbow with weakness in hand. Active flexion was possible from 25 to 100 degrees with palpable and audible crepitation. Range of supination and pronation was severly restricted. There was weakness of the interosseous muscles and digital flexors of the ipsilateral hand. A sensory examination revealed loss of touch sensation in the area of ulnar nerve distribution. Radiographs of left elbow showed destruction of joint with collapsed distal humeral articular surface and subluxed radial head with bone fragments lying in the joint space with heterotopic ossification in the adjacent tissue (Fig. 1). At the time of presentation to us he had residual spastic paraplegia and was wheel chair bound.
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