MEDICC Review · 2013 · 34 citations · 21 references
Health ProfessionsPharmacotherapySurgeryDiabetologyFoot PathologyWound HealingAmputation PreventionDiabetic Foot DiseaseDiabetic Foot UlcerationDiabetic Neuropathic FootUlcer ManagementAdvanced Wound TherapiesDiabetic ComplicationsDiabetic Foot Ulcer PharmacotherapyDiabetic Wound RepairGrowth Factor Therapeutics
Diabetic foot ulcer is a principal diabetic complication. It has been shown that diabetic patients have decreased growth factor concentrations in their tissues, particularly epidermal growth factor. Growth factor shortage impairs wound healing, which leads to chronic nonhealing wounds and sometimes eventual amputation. Ischemic diabetic foot ulcer is the most difficult to treat and […]
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