Treatment of Charcot foot and ankle with a prefabricated removable walker brace and custom insole

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-31

  Verity, Shawn ^a   Sochocki, Michael ^a   Embil, John M ^b   Trepman, Elly ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropathy; Diabetes; Neuropathy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING AID;

ANKLE JOINT; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; BRACES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38949209778     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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