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A tale of two soles: sociomechanical and biomechanical considerations in diabetic limb salvage and amputation decision-making in the worst of times
Foot ulcerations complicated by infection are the major cause of limb loss in people with diabetes. This is especially true in those patients with severe sepsis. Determining whether to amputate or attempt to salvage a limb often requires in depth evaluation of each individual patient's physical...
Autores principales: | Fiorito, Joseph, Trinidad-Hernadez, Magdiel, Leykum, Brian, Smith, Derek, Mills, Joseph L., Armstrong, David G. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Co-Action Publishing
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3464045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23050063 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/dfa.v3i0.18633 |
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