Beyond the monofilament for the insensate diabetic foot: A systematic review of randomized trials to prevent the occurrence of plantar foot ulcers in patients with diabetes

Diabetes Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1041-1046

  Arad, Yadon ^a   Fonseca, Vivian ^b   Peters, Anne ^c   Vinik, Aaron ^d  

^a Tiara Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON LENGTHENING; CAREGIVER; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PLANTAR FOOT TEMPERATURE GUIDED AVOIDANCE THERAPY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SHOE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79956201239     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1666     Document Type: Review

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