Amputation and ambulation in diabetic patients: Function is the goal

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 93-96

  Attinger, Christopher E ^a   Brown, Benjamin J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Below knee amputation; Diabetes; Foot amputation; Function; Limb salvage

Indexed keywords

BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; COMORBIDITY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; FOOT AMPUTATION; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOBILIZATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

AMPUTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; WALKING;

EID: 84856184963     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2236     Document Type: Review

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