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Cheiroarthropathy: A syndrome of limited joint mobility that occurs in patients with diabetes. Cheiroarthropathy is characterized by thickening of the skin resulting in contracture of the fingers. Cheiroarthropathy causes such limited motion of the fingers that the affected individual is unable to extend the fingers to fully flatten the hand. Typically both hands are affected by cheiroarthropathy.
In some cases, however, this fusion does not occur. This is called Pseudarthrosis, a term that describes a failed fusion after spinal fusion surgery. This lack of fusion of the bones typically leads to abnormal movement of the bones within the spinal column. Pseudarthrosis may also describe the fracture of a bone that fails to heal or fuse together properly. Pseudarthrosis is a common complication of cervical spinal fusion surgery. Causes Pseudarthrosis occurs when bones fail to fuse with one another after spinal fusion surgery. Factors that reduce the ability of bone-producing cells (called osteoblasts) to produce new bone for fusion increase the risk of Pseudarthrosis.