Research Article
Treatment of Nonhealing Diabetic Lower Extremity Ulcers with Skin Graft and Autologous Platelet Gel: A Case Series
Table 1
Patients demography, clinical situation, ulcer location and size, and time to healing.
| | Patient | Age | Gender | Diabetes duration (year) | Glycated hemoglobin (%) | Cause of ulcer | Comorbidity | Ulcer location | Ulcer Size (cm) | Duration of ulcer | Take of skin graft | Time to healing | Follow-up
months |
| | 1 | 62 | F | 25 | 10.2 | Pressure sore | Renal failure; hypertension;
hyperlipidemia | Right heel | 4 × 7 | 4 months | Complete | 2 weeks | 12 | | 2 | 25 | F | 5 | 7.1 | Falling down | Rheumatoid arthritis | Right ankle | 5 × 8 | 2 years | Complete | 3 weeks | 13 | | 3 | 82 | F | 11 | 6.8 | Cellulitis | Hypertension | Right lower leg | 3 × 5 | 2 months | Complete | 2 weeks | 13 | | 4 | 47 | M | 7 | 6.5 | Traffic accident | Nil | Right lower leg | 4 × 5 | 3 months | Complete | 3 weeks | 10 | | 5 | 65 | M | 6 | 6.0 | Stasis dermatitis | Varicose vein
Hypertension | Left lower leg | 15 × 10
5 × 7 | 6 months | Complete | 2 weeks | 10 | | 6 | 80 | F | 10 | 8.2 | Falling down | peripheral arterial
occlusive disease
Hypertension | Right ankle | 3 × 5 | 3 months | Complete | 2 weeks | 19 | | 7 | 72 | F | 8 | 5.5 | Contusion injury | Hypertension
Cervix Ca. | Left heel | 8 × 10 | 2 months | 3 × 3 cm2 skin graft loss | Residual ulcer | Passed away
2 years after surgery | | 8 | 45 | F | 13 | 7.7 | Infrared radiation burn | Spinal cavernous angioma s/p OP with paralysis | Right ankle | 6 × 10 | 2 months | Complete | 3 weeks | 18 |
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