Application of platelet-rich gel to enhance healing of transmetatarsal amputations in diabetic dysvascular patients

International Wound Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 612-615

  Serra, Raffaele ^a   Buffone, Gianluca ^a   Dominijanni, Andrea ^b   Molinari, Vincenzo ^a   Montemurro, Rossella ^a   de Franciscis, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Diabetic patients; Platelet gel; Transmetatarsal amputation; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT AMPUTATION; GANGRENE; GEL; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TRANSMETATARSAL AMPUTATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENTS; PLATELET GEL; TRANSMETATARSAL AMPUTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT ULCER; GELS; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPUS; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84884722501     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12052     Document Type: Article

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