Bacterial discitis caused by limb gangrene requiring below-knee amputation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 301-304

  Nicholas, John J ^a   Smith, Wayne F ^a   Andersson, Gunnar B ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC FOOT; DISKITIS; GAS GANGRENE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 0029999039     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90116-1     Document Type: Article

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