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Table 1 Characteristic data and analysis for patients with undetected early Charcot neuroarthropathy

From: Charcot stage 0: A review and consideratons for making the correct diagnosis early

 

Group I

Group II

Mann–Whitney U test

P-value

n

7

15

  

Age

62.3

53.5

  

Follow up (Weeks)

49.9 +/− 21.7

114.4 +/− 58.8

  

Time to correct diagnosis (weeks)

4.1 +/− 0.7

8.7 +/− 6.8

24.5

0.0262

Time from stage 0 to active Charcot (weeks)

 

10.9 +/− 7.5

  

Complications:

14.30 %

66.70 %

25

0.0287

Ulceration

1

6

  

Cellulitis

 

3

  

Wound Dehiscence

 

2

  

Septic Non-Union/Osteomyelitis

 

1

  

Hardware Complication

 

1

  

Tibial Fracture

 

1

  

Solid Organ Transplantation

 

4

  

Joint Location Involvement:

-

-

-

-

Forefoot

 

0

  

Midfoot

 

12

  

Hindfoot

 

5

  

Ankle

 

5

  

Multiple

 

5

  
  1. *Group I includes patients who did not progress to active Charcot foot
  2. *Group II includes patients who did progress to active Charcot foot
  3. Adapted from Wukich et al [4]. Characteristics from a population of people with early Charcot foot that either progressed to active CN or did not. The Group (Group II) who progressed to active CN endured a significant difference in overall complications and were diagnosed with CN much later than the group who did not progress to active Charcot foot (Group I)