Lower-extremity amputations in patients with diabetes: Pre- and post-surgical decisions related to successful rehabilitation

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Davis, Brian ^a   Kuznicki, Jennifer ^a   Praveen, S Solomon ^a   Sferra, J James ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputee gait; Biomechanics; Diabetes; Lower extremity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLEEDING; CELLULITIS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SKIN FLAP; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND HEALING;

AMPUTATION; BIOMECHANICS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DIABETIC FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2642537534     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.445     Document Type: Article

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