Predictors of Postoperative Complications of Ilizarov External Ring Fixators in the Foot and Ankle

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 372-375

  Rogers, Lee C ^a   Bevilacqua, Nicholas J ^a   Frykberg, Robert G ^a   Armstrong, David G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ankle; Charcot's joint; foot; Ilizarov method; postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT SURGERY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOURNIQUET; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ANKLE; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548132444     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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