Bilateral total calcanectomy for the treatment of chronic refractory osteomyelitis

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 141-143

  Naftulin, Keith A ^c   Stone, Paul A ^a,b   Mcgarry, John J ^a,b  

^a American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCANEUS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PARAPLEGIA; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

CALCANEUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PARAPLEGIA;

EID: 0031089912     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-87-3-141     Document Type: Article

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