Effectiveness of removable walker cast versus nonremovable fiberglass off-bearing cast in the healing of diabetic plantar foot ulcer: A randomized controlled trial

Diabetes Care

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1419-1423

  Faglia, Ezio ^a   Caravaggi, Carlo ^b   Clerici, Giacomo ^a   Sganzaroli, Adriana ^b   Curci, Vincenzo ^a   Vailati, Wanda ^a   Simonetti, Daniele ^b   Sommalvico, Francesco ^a  

^a IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO CLINICO CITTÀ STUDI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONREMOVABLE FIBERGLASS OFF BEARING CAST; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMOVABLE WALKER CAST; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER HEALING; WALKING AID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOTICS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; PRESSURE; SHOE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; CASTS, SURGICAL; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PRESSURE; SHOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77958156120     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc09-1708     Document Type: Article

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