Heel overload associated with heel cord insufficiency

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 687-689

  Chilvers, Margaret ^a,b,e   Malicky, Eric S ^a,c   Anderson, John G ^a,d   Bohay, Donald R ^a,d   Manoli II, Arthur ^a,b  

^a Michigan International Foot and Ankle Center ^*

^b Advanced Healthcare   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Michigan International Foot and Ankle Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Diabetic foot; Heel ulcer

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT INJURY; FOOT SURGERY; FOOT ULCER; HEEL; HEEL CORD INSUFFICIENCY; HEEL OVERLOAD; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; AGED; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34249789862     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0687     Document Type: Article

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