The effect of silicone injections in the diabetic foot on peak plantar pressure and plantar tissue thickness: A 2-year follow-up

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 919-923

  Van Schie, Carine H ^a   Whalley, Alexandra ^a   Armstrong, David G ^a   Vileikyte, Loretta ^a   Boulton, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetic foot; Foot ulcer; Pressure; Rehabilitation; Silicone elastomers

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJECTION; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036300923     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.33058     Document Type: Article

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