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Clinical Study The Journal of foot surgery 1978

Superficial ulcer treatment utilizing hyperbaric oxygen and porcine skin grafts.

Kaplan EG, Kaplan GS, Kaplan DM, Schey MS, Schwartz RI — The Journal of foot surgery, 1978

Tier 2, Indexed

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers discussed the use of porcine skin grafts as an adjunct to hyperbaric oxygen as a treatment alternative for superficial ulcers.

What They Found

This abstract discusses a treatment alternative rather than presenting specific study findings. Therefore, no numerical results or outcomes regarding the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen and porcine skin grafts were reported.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no stated Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A significant limitation is that this abstract only discusses a treatment alternative and does not present any actual study data, methodology, or patient outcomes.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Wound Care
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 383775
Year Published 1978
Journal The Journal of foot surgery
MeSH Terms Adult; Animals; Bacterial Infections; Bandages; Biological Dressings; Foot Dermatoses; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Leg Ulcer; Male; Middle Aged; Skin Transplantation; Skin Ulcer; Swine; Transplantation, Heterologous

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