Superficial ulcer treatment utilizing hyperbaric oxygen and porcine skin grafts.
Ulceration due to any etiology is a diagnostic and treatment challenge to podiatric practitioners as well as our medical colleagues. The use of porcine skin grafts as an adjunct to hyperbaric oxygen is discussed here as a treatment alternative.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D001458:Bandages; D001684:Biological Dressings; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013552:Swine; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous