Two-step autologous grafting using HYAFF scaffolds in treating difficult diabetic foot ulcers: Results of a multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial with long-term follow-up

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 80-85

  Uccioli, Luigi ^a   Giurato, Laura ^a   Ruotolo, Valeria ^a   Ciavarella, Adolfo ^b   Grimaldi, Michele S ^b   Piaggesi, Alberto ^c   Teobaldi, Ilaria ^c   Ricci, Lucia ^d   Scionti, Luciano ^e   Vermigli, Cristiana ^e   Seguro, Roberto ^f   Mancini, Lorena ^g   Ghirlanda, Giovanni ^g  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^e Monteluce Hospital   (Italy)

^f San Michele Hospital   (Italy)

^g FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

diabetic foot ulcers; HYAFF; randomized controlled trial; tissue engineering; ulcer healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; FOLLOW UP; GAUZE DRESSING; HEART FAILURE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; JOINT EFFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN GRAFT; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; ULCER HEALING;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 79959534252     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734611409371     Document Type: Article

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