Arthrodesis with external fixation in the unstable or misaligned Charcot ankle in patients with diabetes mellitus

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 102-107

  Fabrin, Jesper ^b   Larsen, Kirsten ^b   Holstein, Per E ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Charcot foot; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic foot; Foot ulcer; Neuroarthropathy; Osteoarthropathy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BRACE; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ULCER; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; DIABETIC FOOT; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250175489     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734607302379     Document Type: Article

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