The effects of applied felted foam on wound healing and healing times in the therapy of neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 622-625

  Zimny, Stefan ^a   Schatz, H ^b   Pfohl, U ^a  

^a EVK Bethesda   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Felted foam; Neuropathy; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOAM; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PLANTAR ULCER; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUBBER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0042635519     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.01011.x     Document Type: Article

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