Outcome and recurrence rate of diabetic foot ulcers treated by a total contact cast: Short-term follow-up

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 680-684

  Matricali, Giovanni A ^a   Deroo, Kristoff ^a   Dereymaeker, Greta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diabetic Feet; Foot Ulcer; Osteomyelitis; Patient Compliance; Plaster Casts; Recurrence; Shoes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SHOE; TOTAL CONTACT CAST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; CASTS, SURGICAL; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SHOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0042237043     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070302400905     Document Type: Article

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