A proof-of-concept study of the effectiveness of a removable device for offloading in patients with neuropathic ulceration of the foot: The Ransart boot

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 778-782

  Dumont, I J ^a,b   Lepeut, M S ^c   Tsirtsikolou, D M ^c   Popielarz, S M ^c   Cordonnier, M M ^d   Fayard, A J ^e   Devemy, F ^f   Fernandez, E ^b   Basuyaux, O ^c   Jeffcoate, W J ^g  

^a Centre du Pied ^*  (Belgium)

^b Centre du pied   (Belgium)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VALENCIENNES   (France)

^e Centre Hospitalier de Arras   (France)

^f Centre Hospitalier de LENS   (France)

^g NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetic foot; Healing; Offloading; Total contact cast

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLASTER CAST; ULCER HEALING;

AGED; DIABETIC FOOT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 68149094075     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02772.x     Document Type: Article

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