Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Sahin, Erdem
• Karaismailoglu, Bedri
• Tutuncu, Mehmed Nuri
• Polat, Erdal
• Botanlioglu, Huseyin

Titel

Maggot Treatment of Necrotic Toe Developed After Traumatic Subtotal Amputation

Ist Teil von

• International journal of lower extremity wounds, 2023-03, Vol.22 (1), p.174-178

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Maggot debridement therapy (MDT) has been used for years in the treatment of chronic wounds and necrotic tissues. We report a case of subtotally amputated third toe that was treated with MDT after reattachment and developing complete necrosis. The necrotic toe was replaced with viable tissue and the wound healed completely after 2 weeks of MDT application. This case points out the regenerative effects of MDT besides its mechanical debridement effect on the necrotic tissue.