Open AccessMADURA FOOT
Author(s) -
J. K. Oyston
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
journal of bone and joint surgery. british volume/the journal of bone and joint surgery. british volume
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0968-7300
pISSN - 0301-620X
DOI - 10.1302/0301-620x.43b2.259
Subject(s) - mycetoma , amputation , foot (prosody) , medicine , surgery , art , literature
1. Twenty cases of mycetoma pedis are described. 2. Most patients had the disease in an early stage and were cured by simple excision. 3. The importance of early diagnosis and treatment in order to avoid amputation is emphasised.