Transmetatarsal amputation: Predictors of healing

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 973-977

  Nguyen, Tien H ^a   Gordon, Ian L ^a   Whalen, Delores ^a   Wilson, Samuel E ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE TO BRACHIAL PRESSURE RATIO; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT AMPUTATION; HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; METATARSAL OSTEOTOMY; MOBILIZATION; PARAMETER; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WALKING; AMPUTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FORECASTING; GANGRENE; METATARSAL BONE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL ARTERY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33750700801     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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