Ultrasound findings after surgical decompression of the tarsal tunnel in patients with painful diabetic polyneuropathy: A prospective randomized study

Diabetes Care

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 767-772

  Van Maurik, Joanne F M Macaré ^a   Schouten, Marita E L ^a   Ten Katen, Iris ^a   Van Hal, Mireille ^a   Peters, Edgar J G ^b   Kon, Moshe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR RETINACULUM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE THICKNESS TO WIDTH RATIO; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROANATOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TIBIAL NERVE; ADOLESCENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TIBIAL NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896701902     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc13-1787     Document Type: Article

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