TY - JOUR T1 - Charcot’s Arthropathy of the Hip JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1770 LP - 1770 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.130266 VL - 40 IS - 10 AU - GIULIO CAVALLI AU - LUISA PRADERIO Y1 - 2013/10/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/40/10/1770.abstract N2 - Charcot’s arthropathy is a degenerative condition of the joints secondary to a neurologic lesion, resulting in deformity and increased bone reabsorption1. Misdiagnosis as osteomyelitis or neoplasm is frequent.A 67-year-old man with a 19-year history of posttraumatic sensorimotor paraplegia, depression, and alcoholism was evaluated for weight loss of 4 kg over 2 months. At examination, he was depressed, malnourished, and emaciated. Sensorimotor paraplegia … ER -