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Disease caused a costly 4,300 amputations in Minn, study finds

By holtz074 on October 20, 2011 9:54 AM | No Comments

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A new study by Alan Hirsch, Medical School, School of Public Health, Lillehei Heart Institute and University of Minnesota Physicians, shows that Minnesota had more than 4,300 amputations caused by leg artery blockages from 2005 to 2008, resulting in $88 million in hospital costs.

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