An overview of factors maximizing successful split-thickness skin grafting in diabetic wounds

Open wounds, from ulcerations or slow healing, are one of the comorbidities in diabetic patients that can lead to amputation. Therefore, an optimal way to close and heal wounds quickly in diabetic patients is required. Split-thickness skin grafts (STSG) offer a quick method of wound closure for diab...

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Autores principales: Donegan, Ryan J., Schmidt, Brian M., Blume, Peter A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2014
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216388/
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/dfa.v5.24769
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description Open wounds, from ulcerations or slow healing, are one of the comorbidities in diabetic patients that can lead to amputation. Therefore, an optimal way to close and heal wounds quickly in diabetic patients is required. Split-thickness skin grafts (STSG) offer a quick method of wound closure for diabetic patients. This article review will look at causes of failure in STSG, and ways to optimize success.
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spelling pubmed-42163882014-11-17 An overview of factors maximizing successful split-thickness skin grafting in diabetic wounds Donegan, Ryan J. Schmidt, Brian M. Blume, Peter A. Diabet Foot Ankle Review Article Open wounds, from ulcerations or slow healing, are one of the comorbidities in diabetic patients that can lead to amputation. Therefore, an optimal way to close and heal wounds quickly in diabetic patients is required. Split-thickness skin grafts (STSG) offer a quick method of wound closure for diabetic patients. This article review will look at causes of failure in STSG, and ways to optimize success. Co-Action Publishing 2014-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC4216388/ http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/dfa.v5.24769 Text en © 2014 Ryan J. Donegan et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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