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Proprioception and Charcot Joint

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The evidence related to the neurophysiology of position sense, “proprioception,” is reviewed, and it documents that proprioception is due to sensory receptors originating in the skin, not from within the joint. The evidence is reviewed that joint denervation alone will not result in a Charcot joint.

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    Used with permission from Collins et al. [32].

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Dellon, A.L. (2019). Proprioception and Charcot Joint. In: Joint Denervation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05538-7_2

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