Nutrition in podiatric surgery.
Although obtaining the preoperative nutritional status of the typical elective podiatric surgical patient is not usually addressed, knowledge of malnutrition towards surgical success and basic parameters to identify malnutrition is imperative. This paper will attempt to provide information to better prepare the patient for essential postoperative healing and minimize possible complications.
Duncan
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Davenport Medical Plaza, Iowa 52806.
D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena