Neuropathic arthropathy of the knee associated with an intra-articular neurofibroma in a child

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1998 May;80(3):468-70. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.80b3.8522.

Abstract

We describe a five-year-old child with neurofibromatosis type I who developed a Charcot knee. Infiltration of the joint by tissue associated with the disease caused damage to the proprioceptive mechanism and resulted in severe joint instability, accelerated destruction and development of neuropathic arthropathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthropathy, Neurogenic / etiology*
  • Arthropathy, Neurogenic / physiopathology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Femur / pathology
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / complications*
  • Joint Diseases / pathology
  • Joint Instability / etiology
  • Knee Joint / pathology*
  • Knee Joint / physiopathology
  • Menisci, Tibial / pathology
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / complications*
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / pathology
  • Proprioception / physiology
  • Synovial Membrane / pathology
  • Tibia / pathology