Geurts MA, Boog GJ, van der Graaff L, Meyer JW, Janssen M. [Neuro-arthropathy, a painless but very destructive disorder of frequently one joint].
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1996;
140:1869-72. [PMID:
8927159]
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Abstract
In a 38-year-old man who suffered from recurrent painless swelling of the right knee, neuroarthropathy was diagnosed, associated with tabes dorsalis. The patient was treated with a knee brace to stabilise the joint. Neuroarthropathy is a progressive degenerative joint disease caused by a central or a peripheral neurological disorder and causing denervation of the joint.
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