Frozen Placenta Closes Pressure Ulcer in Study

A study published in the March 2018 issue of Wounds (HMP, Malvern, PA) is receiving attention from McKnight’s Long-Term Care News for its success in closing a hard-to-heal pressure ulcer. The case series used Grafix (Osiris Therapeutics, Inc, Columbia, MD), a cryopreserved human placental membrane, for the treatment of wounds of various etiologies. Most notably, the membrane was applied to a heel pressure ulcer that received 18 weeks of unsuccessful standard of care treatment; after 2 applications and 4 weeks, the pressure ulcer was completely healed.

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