Amnion Membrane in Diabetic Foot Wounds

Amnion Membrane in Diabetic Foot Wounds: A Meta-analysis

BACKGROUND Amniotic membrane is tissue obtained from human placenta rich in cytokines, growth factors, and stem cells that possess the ability to inhibit infection, improve healing, and stimulate regeneration. METHODS A meta-analysis was performed examining randomized controlled trials comparing amniotic tissue products with standard of care in nonhealing diabetic foot ulcers including PubMed...

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Diabetic Foot Wounds

“O ne must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes.” Gustave Flaubert. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been promoted as an effective treatment for diabetic foot wounds, and the first controlled trial for this indication was reported (in Diabetes Care) over 20 years ago (1). Advocates have suggested that the experimentally demonstrated effects of HBOT on improving wound ...

Chronic Wounds with Emphasis in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

1 Tissue Repair and Cyto-Protection Research Laboratory, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, Havana, Cuba 2 Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), University of Arizona College of Medicine, AZ, USA 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute for Wound Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 4Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechno...

Larval debridement therapy: diabetic foot ulcer management Wounds

Diabetic Foot Wounds: Which Patients are More Prone to Tetanus?