Long-term outcome and quality of life in patients with Charcot foot

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 187-191

  Pakarinen, Toni Karri ^a   Laine, Heikki Jussi ^a   Mäenpää, Heikki ^a,b   Mattila, Pentti ^a   Lahtela, Jorma ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Charcot foot; Diabetic foot; Health related quality of life; Long term follow up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHARCOT FOOT; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 70349902756     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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