Charcot foot in a Hong Kong Chinese diabetic population

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-195

  Leung, H B ^a   Ho, Y C ^b   Wong, W C ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arthropathy, neurogenic; Diabetic foot; Diabetic neuropathies; Foot ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHARCOT FOOT; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOT AMPUTATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERINFECTION; ULCER; CHINA; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; CHINA; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 67650495246     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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