Mini Review Open Access
Volume 1 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/Orthopaedics.1.002
Rearfoot and Ankle Reconstruction for Charcot Joint Disease: A Review
Gabriel Santamarina1,*
- 1Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Department of Orthopedics, Emory University School of Medicine, USA
Corresponding Author
Gabriel Santamarina, gabriel.santamarina@emory.edu
Received Date: May 06, 2020
Accepted Date: May 20, 2020
Citation:
Santamarina G. Rearfoot and Ankle Reconstruction for Charcot Joint Disease: A Review. Arch Orthop. 2020; 1(1): 5-10.
Copyright: © 2020 Santamarina G. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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