Is the foot elevation the optimal position for wound healing of a diabetic foot?

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 561-564

  Park, D J ^a   Han, S K ^a   Kim, W K ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

diabetic foot; Foot position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT ELEVATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; POSTURE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 75149140644     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.11.042     Document Type: Article

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