Combining antibiotic‐loaded bone cement‐based free vastus lateralis muscle‐sparing flap with split‐thickness skin grafts: A reliable strategy for reconstructing diabetic foot ulcers at non‐weight‐bearing areas
Shusen Chang,
Yang Jian,
Chenxiaoxiao Liu
et al.
Abstract:Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) present significant challenges due to their associated amputation rates, mortality, treatment complexity and excessive costs. Our earlier work introduced a wound surgical integrated treatment (WSIT) for DFUs, yielding promising outcomes. This study focuses on a specific WSIT protocol employing antibiotic‐loaded bone cement (ALBC) in the first Stage, and free vastus lateralis muscle‐sparing (VLMS) flaps and split‐thickness skin grafts (STSGs) in the second stage to repair non‐weight‐… Show more
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