Factors Associated with Nonunion, Delayed Union, and Malunion in Foot and Ankle Surgery in Diabetic Patients

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 207-211

  Shibuya, Naohiro ^a,c,d   Humphers, Jon M ^b   Fluhman, Benjamin L ^b   Jupiter, Daniel C ^a,d  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Central Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care System   (United States)

^d SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Charcot foot; Complication; Diabetes mellitus; Hyperglycemia; Peripheral neuropathy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ANKLE SURGERY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; FOOT ULCER; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; JOINT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOTOMY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL RISK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRODESIS; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOOT; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; OSTEOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84873986258     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: 15422224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2012.11.012     Document Type: Article

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