Neuropathic toe ulcers treated with toe flexor tenotomies

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1160-1164

  Laborde, J Monroe ^a,b  

^a Orthopaedic Associates of New Orleans ^*

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foot ulcer; Forefoot ulcer; Tendon lengthening; Tenotomy; Toe ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENOTOMY; TOE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT ULCER; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TOES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 35748935090     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.1160     Document Type: Article

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