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When it comes to preventing amputation in diabetics, site, not size, matters

Researchers at Scholl College, Leiden University and Texas A&M have published data in the journal Diabetes Care that indicates that the location of the foot ulcer on a diabetic patient can help predict dangerous recurrent wounds that can lead to amputation.

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