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Review Article| Volume 52, ISSUE 1, P119-133, March 2023

Nagging Pain and Foot Ulcers Can be Treated into Remission

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    Craig B. Frey
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    University Hospitals Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, University Hospitals Advanced Limb Salvage and Reconstruction, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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    Richard Park
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    Rachel Robinson
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    Courtney Yoder
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Published:December 16, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecl.2022.09.003

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