Nonoperative Treatment of Neuro-Osteoarthropathy of the Foot: Do We Need New Criteria?

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 483-503

  Chantelau, Ernst ^a   Kimmerle, Renate ^b   Poll, Ludger W ^c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Practice of Endocrinology and Diabetes   (Germany)

^c Practice of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; PAMIDRONIC ACID;

ANKLE EDEMA; ANKYLOSIS; BANDAGING TECHNIQUE; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE INJURY; CAST APPLICATION; CHARCOT FOOT; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE COURSE; DISSOLUTION; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT EDEMA; FOOT FRACTURE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFLAMMATION; LEG MOVEMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSIS; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; REVIEW; SHOE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; CALCITONIN; DIPHOSPHONATES; FOOT DISEASES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; SHOES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34347203694     PISSN: 08918422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2007.03.006     Document Type: Review

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