Preliminary experience with growth factor and porcine graft-young collagenous wettable membrane in the treatment of chronic diabetic ulcer.

H. C. Liao*, H. S. Huang, M. J. Huang, C. C. Chen

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Abstract

Chronic ulcers are well-known complication of diabetes mellitus, often compounded by infection. Healing of lesions is problematic in some cases using conventional treatment. We have treated a group of six hospitalized diabetic patients with chronic ulcer by a combined regimen consisting of metabolic control, parenteral antibiotics, growth factor and porcine graft-young collagenous wettable membrane (YCWM) treatment. Five of our uncontrolled group had their ulcers improved at 87 +/- 37.6 hospital days after 45.8 +/- 20.2 days of growth factor and YCWM treatment. In conclusion, growth factor and porcine graft-YCWM therapy may be promising as an alternative choice in treatment of chronic diabetic ulcer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)89-94
Number of pages6
JournalChang Gung Medical Journal
Volume14
Issue number2
StatePublished - 06 1991
Externally publishedYes

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