The positive effect of neurolysis on diabetic patients with compressed nerves of the lower extremities: A systematic review and meta-Analysis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Baltodano, Pablo A ^a   Basdag, Basak ^a   Bailey, Christopher R ^a   Baez, Marcelo J Lacayo ^a   Tong, Anne ^a   Seal, Stella M ^b   Meléndez, Mark M ^a   Xie, Li ^a   Manahan, Michele A ^a   Rosson, Gedge D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84879541282     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0b013e318299d02b     Document Type: Review

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