Tendo-achilles lengthening and total contact casting for plantar forefoot ulceration in diabetic patients with equinus deformity of the ankle

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 222-225

  Lee, Thomas H ^a   Lin, Sheldon S ^b   Wapner, Keith L ^b  

^a Spec Orthopedics/Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Achilles; Diabetic ulcer; Equinus

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944416794     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-6666(96)80007-3     Document Type: Article

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