Subtotal pedal amputations: Biomechanical and intraoperative considerations

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-12

  Funk, Christopher ^a   Young, Gregg ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Podiatry ^*

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; BIOMECHANICS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPUTATION; BIOMECHANICS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035235930     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-91-1-6     Document Type: Article

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