The role of graftskin (Apligraf) in difficult-to-heal venous leg ulcers.
A relatively recent option for treating leg ulcers that have lasted longer than a month is to use living bilayered skin equivalent alongside cornerstone compression therapy. This article discusses Graftskin and considers its practical use.
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Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
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D003094:Collagen / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D017768:Skin, Artificial / Q000191:economics; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*
C117898:Apligraf; D003094:Collagen