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Treatment of Hard-to-heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers With a Hepatic-derived Wound Matrix (HD-WM)

Over 30 million people in the U.S. suffer from diabetes. Diabetics have a 25% lifetime incidence of developing a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), and 4% -10% will have a DFU at any given time. ...

02/01/2021

Prevention of Bilateral Amputation with a Roll On Total Contact Cast System: What comes first, Amputation or Total Contact Casting?

Problem: Lower limb amputation, when performed to address chronic wounds, is associated with increased risk of wound recurrence, infection and mortality postoperatively.1 Therefore, when ...

01/28/2021

Demonstration of Healing with a Roll On Contact Cast System in Charcot Foot Patients with Complicated Medical Histories and High Risk of Amputation

Problem: Charcot foot is a serious, potentially limb-threatening complication of diabetes.1 Immediate immobilization of the lower limb and the redistribution of its plantar forces, which...

01/28/2021

A preliminary clinical evaluation using a novel bioengineered wound product to treat lower extremity ulcers

Diabetes mellitus has become a global pandemic, with ~422 million people affected worldwide, including 29 million people in the US [1, 2]. Patients with diabetes have may have up to a 25%...

01/28/2021

A Randomized, Controlled Multicenter Clinical Trial of a Novel Processed Microvascular Tissue Graft: Wound Closure and Enhanced Tissue Quality in Nonhealing Diabetic Neuropathic Foot Ulcers

INTRODUCTION: Processed microvascular tissue (PMVT*), comprised of a minimally manipulated vascular bed, enhances angiogenesis and wound healing preclinically, and in clinical case series...

01/28/2021

Mechanically-Powered Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Use in Diabetic Foot Wounds

Diabetic foot ulcers remain a major health care problem resulting in considerable suffering and substantial socioeconomic costs.1 The gold standard for diabetic foot ulcer treatment inclu...

01/28/2021

Cleansing Chronic Lower Limb Wounds Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwelling of Normal Saline

In this case series, we report on the use of NPWTi-d for 3 chronic wounds in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities.

01/28/2021

Initial Experience Using a Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Wound Gel to Disrupt Biofilm Integrity and Bacterial Recolonization in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

A broad spectrum antimicrobial wound gel* with a polyethylene glycol-based hydrogel, a high osmolarity solution and a surfactant has been developed to bring EPS into solution and lyse enc...

01/28/2021

Use of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose (ORC)/Collagen/Silver-ORC Dressings in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Small Case Series

Development of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) has an estimated 15% lifetime incidence rate in diabetic patients.1 Patients with DFUs have increased risk of infection, amputation, or mortalit...

11/23/2020

A preliminary clinical evaluation using a novel bioengineered wound product to treat lower extremity ulcers

Diabetes mellitus has become a global pandemic, with ~422 million people affected worldwide, including 29 million people in the US [1, 2]. Patients with diabetes have may have up to a 25%...

11/23/2020