Bhansali Anil, Venkatesh S, Dutta Pinaki, Dhillon M S, Das Sambit, Agrawal Aditya
Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2009 Jan;83(1):e13-6. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2008.10.005. Epub 2008 Dec 9.
This study compares the efficacy of 0.01% rh-PDGF-BB with standard wound care in 20 patients with diabetes mellitus with neuropathic large plantar ulcers off-loaded with modified total contact cast. The incidence, duration and rate of healing were compared. An accelerated rate of healing in rhPDGF group was observed.