The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Composite skin grafting with human acellular dermal matrix scaffold for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: a randomized controlled trial. J Am Coll Surg 2016; 222: 1171–1179.

Published: 25th August 2016

Authors: Hu Z, Zhu J, Cao X, Chan C, Li S, Guo D et al.

Conclusion

The rates of wound healing were similar, as were rates of complications in this study that included 52 patients. Recurrent ulceration was less common in the group who had skin grafting with the dermal scaffold: 4.3 versus 22.7 per cent, P= 0.02.

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