Koshino T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
Bull Hosp Jt Dis Orthop Inst. 1991 Fall;51(2):205-17.
The histories of 36 Charcot joints (including four fractures) in 22 patients were investigated and a new stage classification system (Stage I-III) was introduced. Scintiscanning showed the uptake magnitude of radioactive substance in the Charcot lesions ranged from 6-22 times that of normal areas.