New interest in maggot therapy
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Maggot debridement therapy
Maggot debridement therapy (MDT) has become more and more common in the treatment of chronic wounds. In the last decade alone, more than 100 papers were published on this subject. MDT is used to aid in removing necrotic tissue from a wound, thus resulting in a reduction of amputations. The limb salvage rate is reported as 50% after use of MDT. This article presents an overview of the history of...
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OBJECTIVE To review the current evidence on the mechanism of actions and clinical applications of maggot debridement therapy. DATA SOURCES Literature search of PubMed and Medline was performed up to January 2007. STUDY SELECTION Original and major review articles related to maggot debridement therapy were reviewed. Key words used in the literature search were 'maggot debridement therapy', '...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.109-3133