Commentary: Wound-Directed Revascularization for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Comments on a Newly Proposed Algorithm

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amputation angiosome chronic limb-threatening ischemia critical limb ischemia diabetic foot foot ulcers indirect revascularization ischemic ulcer limb salvage wound healing wound-directed revascularization

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