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Charcot arthropathy of the diabetic foot in a sub-Saharan tertiary hospital: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Charcot foot arthropathy is a potentially limb-threatening condition that leads to progressive destruction of the bones and joints in the neuropathic foot. One of its main causes is diabetes mellitus whose prevalence is steadily increasing. The acute phase is often misdiagnosed thus lead...

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Autores principales: Wanzou, Jean Paul Vwakya, Sekimpi, Patrick, Komagum, Johnson Owonda, Nakwagala, Frederick, Mwaka, Erisa Sabakaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6567465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31210786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13047-019-0343-0