Amputation: an often needless and horrific clinical outcome
Miller, M.S.
Journal of Wound Care 20(2): 51
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0969-0700 PMID: 21378678 Document Number: 652335
Michael Miller, Medical Director of the Wound Healing Centers of Indiana, laments that amputation is all too often considered beneficial for the patient.
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