Tendon lengthenings for forefoot ulcers

Wounds

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 122-130

  Laborde, J Monroe ^a,b,c,d  

^a Touro Infirmary   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ULCER; FOREFOOT; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; NEUROPATHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 20444396140     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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