Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1514-1519 , December 2008

Incidence of ipsilateral postoperative deep venous thrombosis in the amputated lower extremity of patients with peripheral obstructive arterial disease

Received 28 April 2008 ,Accepted 15 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.07.055

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1514-1519 , December 2008

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