Wound healing: Total contact cast vs. custom-made temporary footwear for patients with diabetic foot ulceration

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-11

  Van De Weg, F B ^a   Van Der Windt, D A W M ^a   Vahl, A C ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Neuropathic ulcer; Orthopaedic footwear; Randomized trial; Total contact cast

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTOMMADE TEMPORARY FOOTWEAR; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL CONTACT CAST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; CASTS, SURGICAL; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOES; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 40749144471     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640701318672     Document Type: Article

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