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Application of Fragmented Fish Skin Graft* on a Nonhealing Diabetic Foot Ulcer for a Diabetic, Bedbound Patient with Neuropathy and ESRD

Introduction: Fish skin graft (FSG) is a xenograft derived from Atlantic cod that augments wound healing1. This case evaluates FSG* in a patient with non healing diabetic foot ulcer (DFU...

11/01/2024

Fish Skin Graft (FSG) to Heal a Wound Secondary to Complication from a Rotational Skin Flap in the Plantar Foot

Introduction: Although a primary closure of wound via a rotational skin flap is ideal in terms of conserving time and getting an individual back to their daily life earlier, it comes with...

11/01/2024

Human Reticular Acellular Dermis Matrix (HR-ADM) Graft to Heal a Large Circumferential Ankle Wound with Exposed Bones and Tendons

Introduction: Bone and tendons have poorer blood supply compared to skin and muscle tissues (1). This hinders the delivery of oxygen and nutrients crucial for healing, making the exposed ...

11/01/2024

Turning the Tide: A Novel Approach to Calciphylaxis Wound Care Using Hypochlorous Acid

Introduction: Calciphylaxis, or calcific uremic arteriolopathy, presents a significant treatment challenge due toits severe pain, chronic wounds, and high mortality. Standard treatments, ...

11/01/2024

Flexor Digitorum Brevis Muscle Flap to Treat Non-Healing Heel Wound with Underlying Chronic Osteomyelitis

Introduction: Heel wounds secondary to osteomyelitis present a unique challenge to a surgeon. In the presented case, the patient had a heel wound secondary to chronic osteomyelitis of the...

11/01/2024

Application of Fragmented Fish Skin Graft* on Nonhealing Diabetic Foot Ulcers for a Diabetic Patient with Congestive Heart Failure

Introduction: Fish skin graft (FSG) is a xenograft derived from Atlantic cod that augments wound healing1. This case evaluates FSG* in a patient with non healing diabetic foot ulcers (DF...

11/01/2024

Healing of Difficult Mohs Surgical Scalp Wounds with Exposed Bone using Decellularized Fish Skin Grafts

Introduction: Due to the inflexibility of scalp skin, Mohs Micrographic Surgical resection of skin cancers of the scalp can create difficult wounds due to exposure of the bone of the calv...

11/01/2024

Healing Pedal Wounds due to Negligence at Extended Care Facilities with Fish Skin Graft (FSG) and Sterilized Honey (SH)

Introduction: Negligence in extended care facilities is a critical issue that can lead to severe harm or even death for residents. Studies have shown that these lapses lead to increased r...

11/01/2024

Wound Management of Severe Necrotizing Fasciitis

Introduction: 57-year-old Caucasian male with a past medical history of RCA STEMI and reduced EF%, admitted to the hospital with diagnosed necrotizing fasciitis infection involving his pe...

11/01/2024

Initial Observational Evaluation Using Naturally Neotenic1 Salamanders (Ambystoma Mexicanum) as Clinical Device for Wound Management of Toe Amputations Resulting from Osteomyelitis

Introduction: Current solutions for managing recalcitrant foot wounds using advanced skin substitutes present several disadvantages including risks of rejection, disease transmission, and...

11/01/2024