Transtibial amputations

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 361, Issue , 1999, Pages 108-115

  Smith, Douglas G ^a,e   Fergason, John R ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Burn Center   (United States)

^c Prosthetic Research Study   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0032956533     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199904000-00015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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