Semiquantitative Analysis of the Histopathological Features of the Neuropathic Foot Ulcer: Effects of pressure relief

Diabetes Care

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3123-3128

  Piaggesi, Alberto ^a,b   Viacava, Paolo ^a   Rizzo, Loredana ^a   Naccarato, Giuseppe ^a   Baccetti, Fabio ^a   Romanelli, Marco ^a   Zampa, Virna ^a   Del Prato, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSIS; FOOT ULCER; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NEUROPATHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PLANTAR ULCER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AGED; ARTERIOLES; CASTS, SURGICAL; DIABETIC FOOT; FIBROSIS; FOOT ULCER; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 0242268988     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.26.11.3123     Document Type: Article

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