Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 340-347 , July 2010

Effectiveness of Instituting a Specific Bed Protocol in Reducing Complications Associated with Bed Rest

  • Monica H. Schweinberger, DPM, AACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Former Fellow, Limb Preservation Complex Lower Extremity Surgery and Research Fellowship, Limb Preservation Service, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cheyenne, WY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Monica H. Schweinberger, DPM, AACFAS, Former Fellow, Limb Preservation Complex Lower Extremity Surgery and Research, 10 Fellowship, Limb Preservation Service, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery Service, 11 Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center; U.S. Department of Veterans, 12 Affairs Medical Center, 2360 East Pershing Boulevard, Cheyenne, WY 82001.
    • ,
  • Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, PhD, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Chief, Limb Preservation Service, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Director Limb Preservation Complex Lower Extremity Surgery and Research Fellowship, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA

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 Disclaimer: The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private view of the author and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(10)00060-8

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.02.020

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 340-347 , July 2010

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