title: Chronic ulcers: MATRIDERM(®) system in smoker, cardiopathic, and diabetic patients.
abstract: Diabetic ulcers and pressure ulcers represent a more frequent cause of chronic wounds in aging populations. It is estimated that approximately 15% of the diabetic population will develop diabetic ulcers during their life and over half of these patients develop an infection, often osteomyelitis, with 20% requiring amputation. The authors report a case of a 65-year-old woman affected by a post-traumatic loss of substance due to road accidents with soft tissue exposure (comprising muscle tendon) of the left knee combined with the fracture of the right fibula previously subjected to surgery and reconstruction of muscle tendon. The patient was affected by diabetes type II, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease. In 2008, she underwent a double bypass surgery and coronary angioplasty. Initially, the patient was treated with cycles of advanced dressings, with fibrinolytic ointments, hydrocolloid, and subsequently, when the bottom began granulated with fibrinolytic and idrocellulosa, Hydrofibra-Ag, and Ag-alginate, three times a week for 30 days. In the second step, the authors decided to treat the ulcer with the MATRIDERM system and auto skin graft. Following the first treatment, 7 days after the procedure, the authors found the reduction of the loss of substance until its complete closure. The wound's infection was evaluated by a buffer negative confirmation performed every 2 weeks four times. We obtained decrease of limb edema and full functional rehabilitation. The skin appeared renovated, with volume restoration and an improvement of the texture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Angelis
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: Annarita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agovino
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Migner
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Orlandi
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delogu
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cervelli
keywords: Chronic ulcer; MATRIDERM® system; diabetes; skin grafting
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