Chapter 13 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)»Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14)»Charcôt's joint (M14.6)
M14.6
Charcôt's joint
Sub-codes (10)
- M14.60 Charcôt's joint, unspecified site
- M14.61 Charcôt's joint, shoulder
- M14.62 Charcôt's joint, elbow
- M14.63 Charcôt's joint, wrist
- M14.64 Charcôt's joint, hand
- M14.65 Charcôt's joint, hip
- M14.66 Charcôt's joint, knee
- M14.67 Charcôt's joint, ankle and foot
- M14.68 Charcôt's joint, vertebrae
- M14.69 Charcôt's joint, multiple sites
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Arthropathy, Neurogenic58 drugs (48 approved, 10 experimental)
Chronic progressive degeneration of the stress-bearing portion of a joint, with bizarre hypertrophic changes at the periphery. It is probably a complication of a variety of neurologic disorders, particularly TABES DORSALIS, involving loss of sensation, which leads to relaxation of supporting structures and chronic instability of the joint. (Dorland, 27th ed)