Cost comparison: Limb salvage versus amputation in diabetic patients with charcot foot

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1097-1099

  Gil, Joseph ^a   Schiff, Adam P ^b   Pinzur, Michael S ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

arthritis; diabetes; neuromuscular disorders; outcome studies; statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHARCOT FOOT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT MALFORMATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; GAIT; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SHOE;

ARTHRITIS; DIABETES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS; OUTCOME STUDIES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AMPUTATION; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETIC FOOT; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884164537     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: 19447876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1071100713483116     Document Type: Article

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