Use of bivalved ankle-foot orthosis in neuropathic foot and ankle lesions

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-22

  Boninger, Michael L ^a   Leonard Jr , James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Charcot joint; diabetic neuropathy; foot ulcer; healing; neurogenic arthropathy; orthosis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; ORTHOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029917250     PISSN: 0007506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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