Fate of the contralateral limb after lower extremity amputation
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Improving the level of amputation of the lower extremity after therapeutic endovascular intervention for patients with critical limb ischemia
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.06.055