Limb salvage in charcot foot and ankle osteomyelitis: Combined use single stage/double stage of arthrodesis and external fixation

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1065-1070

  Dalla Paola, Luca ^a   Ceccacci, Tanja ^a   Ninkovic, Sasa ^a   Sorgentone, Sara ^a   Marinescu, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Charcot; Diabetes mellitus; External fixation; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; FOOT AMPUTATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; OSTEOMYELITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 70449623822     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.1065     Document Type: Article

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