Effect of surgical decompression of nerves in the lower extremity in patients with painful diabetic polyneuropathy on stability: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 994-1001

  Macaré Van Maurik, Joanne F M ^a   Ter Horst, Britt ^a   Van Hal, Mireille ^a   Kon, Moshe ^a   Peters, Edgar J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

diabetes mellitus; Diabetic polyneuropathy; nerve decompression; postural balance; stability; surgery

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LOWER LIMB; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 84942106679     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215514556298     Document Type: Article

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