Volume 24, Issue 104, July - August, 2020

Platelet rich fibrin matrix the cost effective way to treat trophic ulcer in diabetes: A pilot study

Vaibhav Thorat^1♦, Imranali M Khan², Sakshi Gaikwad³

¹Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
²Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
³Junior Resident, Department of Dermatology, S. Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

^♦Corresponding author
Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India; Email: vaibhavthorat93@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Trophic ulcers in diabetic patients are major complications leading to morbidity. These non-healing ulcers are troublesome for both patients and treating doctors and reduces quality index of life of the patients. Dressings and plastic surgical corrections of these ulcers is financial and emotional trauma to patients and requires long hospital stay. Platelet Rich Fibrin Matrix (PRFM) is easy, safe, OPD based and cost effective way to treat these ulcers. Therefore treatment of such ulcers with PRFM reduces financial burden of patients and improve quality of life.

Keywords: Platelet rich fibrin matrix (PRFM), non-healing ulcer, Diabetes mellitus, Platelet rich plasma (PRP), Platelet poor plasma (PPP)

Medical Science, 2020, 24(104), 2752-2759

PDF