%0 Journal Article
%T Comparison of Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy and Conventional Dressing on Wound Healing in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Randomized Controlled Trial
%A Chellappa Vijayakumar
%A Chinnakali Palanivel
%A Naik Debasis
%A Sangma M D James
%A Sathasivam Sureshkumar
%A Thirthar P Elamurugan
%J Archive of "Nigerian Journal of Surgery : Official Publication of the Nigerian Surgical Research Society".
%D 2019
%R 10.4103/njs.NJS_14_18
%X Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy has been shown to be beneficial in a variety of wounds. However, evidence of its benefit in diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), especially with respect to Indian population, is sparse
%K Diabetic foot ulcer
%K granulation
%K negative pressure wound therapy
%K vacuum-assisted closure therapy
%K wound healing
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6452767/