Fig. 19
Before off-loading therapy (a sagittal STIR, b sagittal T1): active stage of Charcot disease with a significant amount of bone marrow edema (white arrow heads) and soft tissue edema (white arrows) (a). Also note the subluxation at the Chopard’s joint with downward tilt of the talar head (b) 7 months after a consequent off-loading therapy with a total contact cast: note the almost complete disappearance of bone marrow edema (white arrow heads) and soft tissue edema on sagittal STIR sequence