The Charcot foot

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 253-258

  Jeffcoate, William ^a   Lima, J ^a,b   Nobrega, L ^a,b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Centro de Endocrinologia de Natal   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Charcot foot; Complications of diabetes; Neuropathy; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MEDLINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034020767     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2000.00233.x     Document Type: Review

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