Value of surgical decompression of compressed nerves in the lower extremity in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy: A randomized controlled trial

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 325-332

  Van Maurik, Joanne F M Macaré ^a   Van Hal, Mireille ^a   Van Eijk, Ruben P A ^a   Kon, Moshe ^a   Peters, Edgar J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROSURGERY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905500552     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000369     Document Type: Article

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