The Society for Vascular Surgery Lower Extremity Threatened Limb Classification System: Risk stratification based on Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI)

Joseph L. Mills; Michael S. Conte; David G. Armstrong; Frank B. Pomposelli; Andres Schanzer; Anton N. Sidawy; George Andros

doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2013.08.003

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The Society for Vascular Surgery Lower Extremity Threatened Limb Classification System: Risk stratification based on Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI)

Joseph L. Mills Michael S. Conte David G. Armstrong

Frank B. Pomposelli Andres Schanzer

Anton N. Sidawy George Andros

Journal of Vascular Surgery Vol. 59 No. 1 pp. 220-234.e2 · Elsevier BV

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Joseph L. Mills, Michael S. Conte, David G. Armstrong, et al. (2014). The Society for Vascular Surgery Lower Extremity Threatened Limb Classification System: Risk stratification based on Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI). Journal of Vascular Surgery, 59(1), 220-234.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2013.08.003

The Society for Vascular Surgery Lower Extremity Threatened Limb Classification System: Risk stratification based on Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI)

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