A Novel and Alternative Treatment Method for Diabetic Heel Ulceration Exposing the Calcaneus Which Is Not Suitable for Flap Surgery: Vacuum Assisted Sandwich Dermal Matrix

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with heel defects managed with VASDEM.

Number	Sex	Age	Type of wound/ulcer	Defect size/cm	Follow-up/month	NPWT/days	Special shoe	Vascular procedures
								Bypass graft	Vascular stent	Balloon dilatation
1	M	39	Acute arterial insufficiency	8	42	57	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
2	M	48	Neuropathic	4	36	27	No	No	Yes	No
3	M	46	Neuropathic	5	34	29	No	No	Yes	Yes
4	M	47	Neuropathic	5	40	31	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
5	M	48	Burn	4	26	30	No	No	Yes	No
6	M	59	Neuropathic	6	34	36	No	No	Yes	Yes
7	M	54	Neuropathic	5	26	29	No	No	Yes	Yes
8	M	47	Neuropathic	4	32	24	No	No	Yes	No
9	M	51	Neuropathic	6	23	35	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
10	M	55	Neuropathic	4	17	33	No	No	Yes	No
11	M	53	Neuropathic	5	31	35	No	No	Yes	No
12	M	56	Neuropathic	6	22	34	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
13	M	55	Neuropathic	4	10	26	No	No	Yes	No