Up to one-third of patients with diabetes mellitus will develop a diabetic foot ulcer in their lifetime. While this number appears to be rising, breakthrough therapies for this common, complex and costly condition have been, to this point, elusive.
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Armstrong, D.G., Gurtner, G.C. A histologically hostile environment made more hospitable?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 14, 511–512 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-018-0073-6
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