Total contact cast for neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 695-698

  Ali, Rajab ^a,c   Qureshi, Asif ^a   Yaqoob, Mohammad Yousuf ^a   Shakil, Mohammad ^b  

^a ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Foot deformity; Neuropathic diabetic foot ulcer; Total contact cast

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; MALE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER HEALING; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

CASTS, SURGICAL; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 57549086039     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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