| Literature DB >> 22296852 |
Arnaldo Moura-Neto1, Tulio Diniz Fernandes, Denise Engelbrecht Zantut-Wittmann, Rafael Ortiz Trevisan, Marcos Hideyo Sakaki, Alexandre Leme Godoy Santos, Marcia Nery, Maria Candida Ribeiro Parisi.
Abstract
Twenty-eight diabetics presenting with acute Charcot foot were immobilized and the temperature difference between limbs measured at each month. All patients had monthly follow-up visits for a year and the relapse rate was zero. We found that skin temperature is a good parameter to ensure safe immobilization withdrawal.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22296852 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.12.029
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diabetes Res Clin Pract ISSN: 0168-8227 Impact factor: 5.602