Injecting growth factor into diabetic foot ulcers
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Injecting growth factor into diabetic foot ulcers

Ruth Sander Independent consultant, Care of the older person

Diabetic foot ulcers are full-thickness wounds penetrating through the deep layers of the skin below the ankle in patients with diabetes. They are feared because they are difficult to heal and can prompt amputation of the limb.

Nursing Older People. 29, 9, 11-11. doi: 10.7748/nop.29.9.11.s9

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