New and Recurrent Ulcerations after Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Lengthening in Transmetatarsal Amputation

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 225-229

  La Fontaine, Javier ^a   Brown, Damieon ^b   Adams, Moffatt ^c   VanPelt, Michael ^d  

^a Podiatry Residency Program   (United States)

^b Advanced Foot Care Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

equinus; tendo achilles lengthening; transmetatarsal amputation; ulcer

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT AMPUTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METATARSAL OSTEOTOMY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ULCER; ULCER HEALING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSUS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 43049145861     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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