Amputations of the foot and ankle: Review of techniques and results

Orthopedics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 446-457

  Choudhury, Sambhu N ^a   Kitaoka, Harold B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AMPUTATION; ANKLE; FOOT; FOOT DEFORMITIES; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; METATARSAL BONES; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030979304     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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