Fast Five Quiz: Do You Know What to Watch for and How Best to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers?

Vincent Lopez Rowe, MD

December 15, 2014

Autologous skin graft is the criterion standard for viable coverage of a partial-thickness wound. The graft can be harvested under local anesthesia as an outpatient procedure. Meshing the graft allows wider coverage and promotes drainage of serum and blood.

A cadaveric skin allograft is a useful covering for relatively deep wounds after surgical excision when the wound bed does not appear appropriate for application of an autologous skin graft. The allograft is, of course, only a temporary solution.

For more on the treatment of diabetic ulcers, read here.

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