Healing of transmetatarsal amputation in the diabetic patient: Is angiography predictive?

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 769-773

  Toursarkissian, Boulos ^a   Hagino, Ryan T ^a   Khan, Khurram ^a   Schoolfield, John ^a   Shireman, Paula K ^a   Harkless, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BYPASS SURGERY; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETIC FOOT; DIALYSIS; DORSAL PEDAL ARTERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; FOOT AMPUTATION; HUMAN; LEG ARTERY; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PLANTAR ARTERY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURING METHOD; TIBIAL ARTERY; TRANSMETATARSAL AMPUTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 27644581549     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-005-7969-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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