Knee Arthotabes a Rare Cause of Bone Destruction About a Case

Tabetic arthropathy, is a destructive neurogenic condition, due to loss of painful and proprioceptive innervation. It has become exceptional thanks to the early treatment of syphilis with penicillin. We report the case of a 58-year-old patient, consultant for a knee arthritis revealing a tabetic arthropathy with huge joint damage treated with hinged knee reconstruction prostheses.