Healing of chronic diabetic foot ulcers with a skin substitute: Patient selection is the key to success
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Nutritional Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers - A Key to Success
Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) represent a frequent occurrence in the diabetic population and up to 15% of these subjects may be expected to develop a foot ulcer at least one time in his/her life1,2. DFUs cause personal, social and economic problems and are a serious risk factor for death3,4. These ulcers can be broadly classified as neuropathic, vascular5 or mixed, although the pathogenesis is mu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Journal of Regenerative Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2169-2513,2169-2521
DOI: 10.4236/ojrm.2013.22003