Percutaneous tenotomy for the treatment of diabetic toe ulcers

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-43

  Tamir, Eran ^a,b,c   Vigler, Mordechai ^c,d   Avisar, Erez ^a,b   Finestone, Aharon S ^a,b,c  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^d HASHARON HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

neuropathic ulcers; offloading; tenotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS TENOTOMY; FEMALE; FLEXOR DIGITORUM LONGUS TENOTOMY; FOOT AMPUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS TENOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOTOMY; TOE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER HEALING;

NEUROPATHIC ULCERS; OFFLOADING; TENOTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENOTOMY; TOES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84891758061     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: 19447876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1071100713509604     Document Type: Article

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