Split-skin grafting in the management of extensive neuropathic ulceration.
Neuropathic foot ulceration can lead to long periods of in-patient treatment, and healing time is related to the size of the skin defect. We report a case where most of the skin was lost from the plantar surface of the foot, and healing was dramatically assisted by the application of split-skin grafts, a technique seldom considered for the treatment of diabetic foot lesions.
Masson
E A
EA
Dept of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
Cooper
M A
MA
Boulton
A J
AJ
D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*