The Influence of Diabetes on Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair

Category: Sports Introduction/Purpose: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is an epidemic affecting millions of individuals in the United States. Multiple studies have demonstrated an increase in complications in foot and ankle surgery in patients with DM, including wound healing complications, surgical site inf...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Kaplan MD, Jeffery Hillam BS, Amiethab Aiyer MD, Niall Smyth MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00282