Split thickness skin grafts for the treatment of non-healing foot and leg ulcers in patients with diabetes: A retrospective review

Diabetic Foot and Ankle

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Anderson, John J ^a   Wallin, Kelly J ^b   Spencer, Loren ^c  

^a Alamogordo Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b Scripps Mercy/Kaiser Residency Program   (United States)

^c American Foundation Lower Extremity Surgery and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Diabetic ulcer; Infection; Neuropathy; Skin grafts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 84867562519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2000625X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/dfa.v3i0.10204     Document Type: Review

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