> So, my question is why does Charcot subluxation, tend to occur at the CC joint? Why does the cuboid, "drop
> down" in these patients. Any thoughts on the musculature mechanics, as well as the joint mechanices??
Because the plantar fascia is ruptured.
Chuter V & Payne C: Limited Joint Mobility and Plantar Fascia Function in Charcot's Neuroarthropathy <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11553185&dopt=Abstract> . Diabetic Medicine 18(7)558-561 2001
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