The Charcot foot: A clinical challenge

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-187

  Stefansky, Stacey A ^a   Rosenblum, Barry I ^b,c  

^a Wuesthoff Hospital   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcot foot; Diabetic foot wound; Podiatry; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTHRODESIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOUND CARE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE;

DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS;

EID: 26044483529     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734605280187     Document Type: Review

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