The management of ankle fractures in patients with diabetes

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1570-1578

  Wukich, Dane K ^a   Kline, Alex J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 46749135647     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01673     Document Type: Review

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