Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Success Story Diabetes Wellness News
July 2010
Summary: Nurse Kathy Gold explains the dangers of diabetic foot ulcers in the July 2010 issue of Diabetes Wellness News. If left untreated, foot ulcers can result in amputation, severe foot deformity or death. Dr. Jeffrey Niezgoda of St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wis. explains that diabetic foot ulcers are the leading cause of hospitalization among diabetics, affecting roughly 2.4 million diabetic Americans. Gold shares the story of a patient who was treated using GRAFTJACKET® Regenerative Tissue Matrix for ulcer repair, cadaver skin that enables the body to repopulate skin cells over severe wounds. The patient regained 85 percent use of his foot and experienced improved mobility. The piece is accompanied by images of a wound treated with GRAFTJACKET® Matrix and the healed wound.
Best foot forward "Get Healthy" Magazine, Northwest Indiana & Illinois Times
February 19, 2009
Summary: This article details diabetic Jeff Fulton's battle with a serious foot wound. Jeff's problems began with the removal of a callous on his foot that resulted in an ulcer and then a serious infection. Two years and nine doctors later, Jeff was on disability with a severe foot wound that would not heal. Jeff finally found Dr. Ahmad El-Samad, who performed surgery to address the underlying foot deformity and then treated the wound with GRAFTJACKET® Matrix. Eight months later, Jeff is back at work with just a small scar to indicate his previous life-threatening wound. Jeff and Dr. El-Samad warn about the problems diabetics face with foot ulcers and encourage others to seek treatment as soon as a problem develops.
Larry Miller's complications with diabetes encouraging other to seek treatment early KSL-TV, Salt Lake City
February 6, 2009
Summary: This segment, on the Salt Lake City NBC affiliate KSL-TV, profiles local resident and GRAFTJACKET® Matrix patient Lynette Fisher and her experiences treating her diabetic foot ulcer. Lynette avoided a below-the-knee amputation with a dual treatment strategy of antibiotics and the application of the GRAFTJACKET® Matrix to aid in the body's healing of the open wounds on her foot. Dr. Scott Clark discusses the importance of aggressively treating foot ulcers and how he uses the GRAFTJACKET® Matrix to aid in the body's repair of open wounds. Dr. Clark also discusses the increase in calls about foot ulcers and amputations to his practice since Larry Miller, owner of the Utah Jazz, recently had both legs amputated below-the-knee because of complications related to his diabetic foot ulcers. |
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Dermal Allograft: a viable treatment option for diabetic foot ulcers Podiatry Management
October 2008
Summary: This article discusses how the GRAFTJACKET® Regenerative Tissue Matrix is an excellent solution for treating diabetic foot ulcers. According to Dr. Thomman Kuruvilla, GRAFTJACKET® Matrix technology provides a scaffolding upon which the patient's skin can repair itself, making for extremely positive results on patients.
