title: Collagen sheet and its usefulness in healing of ulcers in leprosy patients.
abstract: Collagen is a natural tissue present in the body. For healing of any part collagen is essential. Collagen has been made available in the form of sheets for clinical use, by the Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Madras 20. It has been tried in burns and ulcers. Plantar ulcers are common in leprosy and pose a problem in healing. Therefore, collagen was tried in our Institute on 75 patients having plantar ulcers, other type of ulcers like stasis ulcers and post operative wounds. It has been found from our study that Collagen Sheet hastens the healing of wounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Chengalpattu.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Oommen
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Swamy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selvaganapathy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001458:Bandages; D001684:Biological Dressings; D002648:Child; D003094:Collagen; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen