Calcaneal ultrasonometry in patients with Charcot osteoarthropathy and its relationship with densitometry in the lumbar spine and femoral neck and with markers of bone turnover

Abstract

The lower calcaneal QUS parameter stiffness in the Charcot foot in comparison with the control group, with the non-Charcot foot and with BMD in the lumbar spine and femoral neck, and its association with increased bone resorption indicate that calcaneal ultrasonometry may be useful in diagnosing the acute stage of CO and in assessing the risk of foot fracture. Diabet. Med. 18, 495-500 (2001)