Safety of total contact casting in high-risk patients with neuropathic foot ulcers

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 556-560

  Wukich, Dane K ^a,b   Motko, John ^a,b,c  

^a Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c St Luke's Quakertown Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Neuropathy; Total Contact Casting; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ULCER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHIC FOOT ULCER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLANTAR ULCER; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SKIN IRRITATION; TOTAL CONTACT CASTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4143142333     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402500808     Document Type: Article

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