Application of the total contact cast

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 108-112

  Trepman, Elly ^a   Pinzur, Michael S ^b   Shields, Naomi N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Advanced Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FOAM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL CONTACT CAST; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; WOOL; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 11244286488     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502600111     Document Type: Article

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