The Management of Diabetic Neuropathic Joints

Diabetic Osteopathy: Report of a Relentlessly Progressive Case, with Clinico‐Pathologic Correlations

“…An adequate blood supply is required for bone resorption, and most patients with diabetic osteopathy have a healthy arterial circulation (1, 7). However, the finding of a normal vasomotor response to cold in our patient with severe bone damage and previous reports of healing after sympathectomy demonstrate that autosympathectomy is not a prerequisite for osteopathy (1,8,9).…”