title: Comment on Yang et al. Association of Statin Use and Reduced Risk of Lower-Extremity Amputation Among Patients With Diabetes: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Observation. Diabetes Care 2016;39:e54-e55.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
authors.forename: Joshua D
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authors.lastname: Fox
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, Nassau, NY.
authors.forename: Katherine L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Baquerizo-Nole
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
authors.forename: Flor
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authors.lastname: Macquhae
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
authors.forename: Ingrid
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authors.lastname: Herskovitz
authors.affiliation: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
authors.forename: Jeremy B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.
authors.forename: Loretta
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authors.lastname: Vileikyte
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: David J
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authors.lastname: Margolis
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL rkirsner@miami.edu.
authors.forename: Robert S
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authors.lastname: Kirsner