Osteomyelitis in the Diabetic Foot: Diagnosis and Management

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 775-789

  Shank, Craig F ^a   Feibel, Jonathan B ^b  

^a MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Cardinal Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

DIABETIC FOOT; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OSTEOMYELITIS; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 33750631888     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2006.06.008     Document Type: Review

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