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Using Living Skin Equivalents for Diabetic Foot Ulceration

Harvard Medical School, Department of Surgery, Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Jeremy Rich, DPM

Harvard Medical School, Department of Surgery, Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Aristidis Veves, MD, DSc

Harvard Medical School, Department of Surgery, Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, aveves{at}caregroup.harvard.edu

Diabetic foot ulcers are a major clinical challenge with enormous socioeconomic consequence. All advances in the understanding and management of this problem are eagerly received by wound specialists. The development of bioengineered skin—living skin equivalent—is an interesting event that could be significant in the management of lower extremity wounds such as the diabetic foot ulcer.

Key Words: diabetes mellitus • diabetic foot ulceration • wound healing • skin grafts • living skin equivalents

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, Vol. 1, No. 1, 27-32 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/153473460200100104


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