Very low survival rates after non-traumatic lower limb amputation in a consecutive series: what to do?

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Published in Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg on January 31, 2012

Authors

Morten Tange Kristensen1, Gitte Holm, Klaus Kirketerp-Møller, Michael Krasheninnikoff, Peter Gebuhr

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physical Therapy, Hvidovre University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. mortentange@hotmail.com

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