Most postoperative reserved “normal” metatarsal stumps of diabetic foot osteomyelitis are infected but have healing potential

BackgroundAlthough the pathology and bacterial status of the “normal” bone stump after operation of diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) are of great significance for the prognosis of foot wounds, there are only a few studies on this topic; hence, it is clinically relevant and urgent to study this topi...

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Main Authors: Jun Xu, Weiling Chen, Lu He, Shuhong Feng, Jinghang Zhang, Bai Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1165305/full