Diabetic foot ulcer off-loading: The gap between evidence and practice. Data from the US wound registry

Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 310-316

  Fife, Caroline E ^a   Carter, Marissa J ^b   Walker, David ^a   Thomson, Brett ^a   Eckert, Kristen A ^b  

^a INTELLICURE INC   (United States)

^b Strategic Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot ulcer; Electronic health records; Off loading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORTHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIABETIC FOOT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84905657815     PISSN: 15277941     EISSN: 15388654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000450831.65667.89     Document Type: Article

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