Case 13: chronic painful ulcer on the heel of a diabetic foot.
Author
Price, Juliet
Boulton, Zoe
Date
2016-03Journal
Journal of wound careType
Case ReportPublisher
MAG Online LibraryDOI
10.12968/jowc.2016.25.Sup3.S21Rights
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This painful ulcer, which had signs of biofilm, was covered in necrotic tissue. Octenilin Wound Gel was used to soften the necrosis in preparation for sharp debridement. Three weeks later, the devitalised tissue had been completely removed, while there was a 50% reduction in wound size at week 5.