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What a Wound Photograph Can and Cannot Diagnose

JAMA Surgery 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.3748

August 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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Corresponding Author: Oliver O. Aalami, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, 318 Campus Dr, E100, Stanford, CA 94305 (aalami@stanford.edu).

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