A Stepwise Approach to the Surgical Management of Severe Diabetic Foot Infections

Foot & Ankle Specialist

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-53

  Zgonis, Thomas ^a   Stapleton, John J ^b   Roukis, Thomas S ^c  

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

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetic foot infections; diabetic foot surgery; diabetic neuropathy; gas gangrene; osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

DIABETIC FOOT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; INFECTION; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49649126472     PISSN: 19386400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938640007312316.     Document Type: Review

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