Declines in lower extremity amputation in the US medicare population, 2000-2010

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 923-931

  Belatti, Daniel A ^a   Phisitkul, Phinit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Diabetes; Outcome studies; Statistical analysis; Tendon disorders

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; DIABETIC FOOT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; AGED; AMPUTATION; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; INSURANCE; LEG; MALE; OUTCOME STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TENDON DISORDERS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BIOMECHANICS; DIABETES; OUTCOME STUDIES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENDON DISORDERS;

AGED; AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MEDICARE PART B; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883015466     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: 19447876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1071100713475357     Document Type: Article

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