Preserving Functional Capacity as Opposed to Tissue Preservation in the Diabetic Patient: A Single Institution Experience

Foot & Ankle Specialist

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 177-183

  Roukis, Thomas S ^a   Singh, Niten ^a   Andersen, Charles A ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

amputation; foot surgery techniques; limb salvage; osteomyelitis; tendon imbalance

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PES EQUINUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; EQUINUS DEFORMITY; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78349237779     PISSN: 19386400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938640010374217     Document Type: Article

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