FHL tendon transfer in diabetics for treatment of non-healing plantar heel ulcers

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 480-485

  Kim, J Young ^a   Lee, Inmook ^a   Seo, Kyungwon ^a   Jung, Woosung ^a   Kim, Byungkwan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Achilles tendon insufficiency; Diabetic neuropathy; FHL tendon transfer; Non healing plantar heel ulcer

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS MUSCLE TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEEL; HOKE TRIPLE HEMISECTION METHOD; HUMAN; MALE; PLANTAR ULCER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON LENGTHENING; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SURGERY; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; WALKING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TENDON TRANSFER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77953145567     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2010.0480     Document Type: Article

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