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ADVANCES IN SKIN & WOUND CARE
Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 176-181Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000396302.05959.d3
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OBJECTIVE: In lower-extremity surgery, the complex wound with bone exposure remains a challenging problem for the plastic surgeon. The purpose of this study was to describe a new therapeutic approach to stimulate the regeneration of the lower-extremity complex wounds based on a combined treatment composed of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) dressing. DESIGN: Wounds with posttraumatic bone exposure have been treated with HA dressing alone or in combination with PRP. PATIENT: Fifteen patients affected by lower-extremity wound with posttraumatic bone exposure have been treated at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. RESULTS: After a single treatment, the authors observed that the mean re-epithelialization time was 8.1 weeks in 73.3% patients treated with PRP and HA dressing versus the 30% patients treated with HA dressing only. CONCLUSION: These data confirm the evidence of using PRP technology in the healing of both soft-and hard-tissue wounds. Moreover, the satisfaction of the patient confirms the quality of this study's results.
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