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Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is superior to conventional moist dressings in wound bed preparation for diabetic foot ulcers

A randomized controlled trial

Yin Wu, Gan Shen and Chao Hao
Saudi Medical Journal October 2023, 44 (10) 1020-1029; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.20230386
Yin Wu
From the Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Gan Shen
From the Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Chao Hao
From the Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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