Off-loading neuropathic wounds associated with diabetes using an ankle-foot orthosis

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 349-357

  Landsman, Adam S ^a   Sage, Ronald ^b  

^a Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Dr William M Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANKLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031202667     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-87-8-349     Document Type: Article

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