Lengthening the Achilles tendon for the treatment of diabetic plantar forefoot ulceration

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 707-726

  Nishimoto, Gordon S ^a   Attinger, Christopher E ^b   Cooper, Paul S ^b  

^a N Virginia Podiat Residency Prog   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; BIOMECHANICS; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT MALFORMATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; PES EQUINUS; PLANTAR ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON SURGERY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0038174832     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(02)00191-3     Document Type: Review

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