Open calcaneal fractures in diabetic patients with neuropathy: A report of three cases and literature review

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1049-1053

  Athans, William ^a   Stephens, Heidi ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

BKA, below knee amputation; Calcaneus fracture; Diabetes; Limb salvage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALCANEUS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 53649088306     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.1049     Document Type: Article

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