A prospective, randomised comparative study of weekly versus biweekly application of dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane allograft in the management of diabetic foot ulcers

• Published in: International wound journal Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 122 - 128
• Main Authors: Zelen, Charles M, Serena, Thomas E, Snyder, Robert J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Allografts; Amniotic membrane allograft; Biological Dressings - standards; Chronic Disease; Dehydrated amnion/chorion; Diabetic Foot - therapy; Diabetic ulcer; Female; Humans; Male; Membranes, Artificial; Middle Aged; Original; Prospective Studies; Skin, Artificial; Tissue Engineering; Treatment Outcome; Wound Healing; Amniotic membrane allograft; Diabetic ulcer; Dehydrated amnion/chorion

The aim of this study is to determine if weekly application of dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane allograft reduce time to heal more effectively than biweekly application for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. This was an institutional review board‐approved, registered, prospective, randomised...