A Simple Mathematical Model for Wound Closure Evaluation
The incidence of ulcers associated to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases every year. We introduce and explore a new mathematical algorithm to evaluate wound-healing in foot ulcers associated to T2DM. Fifteen patients (nine women and six men), mean age of 70 ± 16 years were included. The evolution of their wounds followed-up for a period of 18–45 days. According to the Wagner grading system the ulcers were grade I (5 patients), grade II (9 patients), and grade III (1 patient). Clinically, the type of the ulcers was neuroischemic (12 patients) and neuropathic (3 patients).
Source: Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists - Category: Dermatology Authors: Alejandra Vidal, Hugo Mendieta Zer ón, Israel Giacaman, María del Socorro Camarillo Romero, Sandra Parra López, Laura E. Meza Trillo, David A. Pérez Pérez, Miguel Concha, César Torres-Gallegos, Sandra L. Orellana, Felipe Oyarzun-Ampuero, Ignacio Mor Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research
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