Relative sensory sparing in the diabetic foot implied through vibration testing

Diabetic Foot and Ankle

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  O'Brien, Todd ^a   Karem, Joseph ^b  

^a Health Access Network   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes related complications; Diabetic foot; Diabetic polyneuropathy; Neurological examination; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

5TH METATARSAL HEAD; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; ELECTRONIC TUNING FORK; FEMALE; HALLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL PLANTAR NERVE; METATARSAL BONE; NEUROPATHY; RELATIVE SENSORY SPARING; SENSE ORGAN; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; TIMED VIBRATION TESTING; TUNING FORK; VIBRATION; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 84884369797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2000625X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/dfa.v4i0.21278     Document Type: Article

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