The orthopaedic surgeon's role in the treatment and prevention of diabetic foot wounds

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-14

  Strauss, Michael B ^a,b,c,d  

^a Long Beach Memorial Medical Center ^*

^b LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic wounds; Misconceptions; Prevention strategies; Treatment strategies; Wound evaluations

Indexed keywords

DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOSIS; OSTEOTOMY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOE; TENOTOMY; TISSUE OXYGENATION; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 11244278197     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502600102     Document Type: Review

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