Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 91-95 , June 2010

Treatment of diabetic foot infection with hyperbaric oxygen therapy

  • Chin-En Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Golden Hospital, 12-2, Minsheng E. Rd., Pingtung City 900, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 8 7223000; fax: +886 8 7216032.
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  • Jih-Yang Ko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Chin-Yeng Fong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Rei-Jahn Juhn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Golden Hospital, 12-2, Minsheng E. Rd., Pingtung City 900, Taiwan, ROC

Received 10 January 2009 ,Revised 19 May 2009 ,Accepted 18 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2009.06.002

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 91-95 , June 2010

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