Partial foot amputations may not always be worth the risk of complications
Norman, P.E.; Schoen, D.E.; Nedkoff, L.
Medical Journal of Australia 200(11): 634 636
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-729X PMID: 24938340 Document Number: 671910
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