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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)
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