Outcomes of ankle fractures in patients with uncomplicated versus complicated diabetes

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-130

  Wukich, Dane K ^a   Joseph, Alison ^a   Ryan, Michael ^a   Ramirez, Claudia ^a   Irrgang, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Complications; Diabetes; Fractrures; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; OPEN FRACTURE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AMPUTATION; ANKLE INJURIES; ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, OPEN; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79251511202     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2011.0120     Document Type: Article

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