Treatment
Once the process is recognized, immobilization with a total contact cast will help ward off further joint destruction. Pneumatic walking braces are also used. Surgical correction of a joint is commonly successful in the long-term in these patients.
It can take 6–9 months for the edema and erythema of the affected joint to recede.
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