Prevention of major amputations in nonischemic lower limb lesions

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 898-905

  Ger, Ralph ^a,b   Schessel, Eli S ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Division of Plastic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB INJURY; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TISSUE EXPANSION; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RECURRENCE; TISSUE EXPANSION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 28044443141     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.07.015     Document Type: Article

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