Feasibility and Effectiveness of Internal Pedal Amputation of Phalanx or Metatarsal Head in Diabetic Patients with Forefoot Osteomyelitis

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 593-598

  Faglia, Ezio ^a   Clerici, Giacomo ^a   Caminiti, Maurizio ^a   Curci, Vincenzo ^a   Somalvico, Francesco ^a  

^a IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dehiscence; Diabetic foot; Infection; Minor amputation; Reulceration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; BONE RESECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT ULCER; FOREFOOT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RELAPSE; SURGICAL RISK; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

AGED; AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; FOREFOOT, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TOE PHALANGES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865352478     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: 15422224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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