Healing times of diabetic ulcers in the presence of fixed deformities of the foot using total contact casting

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 613-618

  Sinacore, David R ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 0031716804     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079801900908     Document Type: Article

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