Effectiveness and safety of elective surgical procedures to improve wound healing and reduce re-ulceration in diabetic patients with foot ulcers

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 60-63

  Lavery, Lawrence A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes; Neuropathy; Prevention; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACHILLES TENDON LENGTHENING; ANKLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT ULCER; HALLUX RIGIDUS; HAMMER TOE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PES EQUINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT PEPTIC ULCER; REVIEW; RISK; WOUND HEALING;

DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84856203369     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2241     Document Type: Review

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