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			<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">GJRA</journal-id>
			<journal-title>GJRA - Global Journal For Research Analysis</journal-title>
			<issn pub-type="ppub">2250 - 1991</issn>
			<publisher>
				<publisher-name>Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research</publisher-name>
			</publisher>
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			<article-id pub-id-type="other">gjra-8-8-11697</article-id>
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					<subject>Original Research Paper</subject>
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			<title-group>
				<article-title>ROLE OF PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR (rhPDGF) IN HEALING OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS - A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL</article-title>
			</title-group>
			<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author">
						<name>
							<surname>Sk.</surname>
							<given-names>Kalesha Saheb</given-names>
							<prefix>Dr.</prefix>
						</name>
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						</contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub">
				<month>August</month>
				<year>2019</year>
			</pub-date>
			<volume>8</volume>
			<issue>8</issue>
			<fpage>01</fpage>
			<lpage>02</lpage>
			<abstract>
				<title>ABSTRACT</title>
				<p>Purpose: To study the effect of Platelet derived growth factor (rhPDGF)in healing of Diabetic foot Ulcers in study group.
Method: The present study was a randomized controlled Study. A Total of 50 patients were assigned. Control group patients (30) were treated with conventional dressing and study group patients(20) were treated with rh-PDGF dressing.
Results: The study group patients showed wound healing in 30% of patients against control group  of 16.66%. Mean duration of time taken for complete ulcer closure in study group is 41.5 days against 54.8 days in controls. Total wound surface area reduction after 8 weeks is 71.54% in study group compared to 35.72% in control group. Ulcers with &ge; 50% surface area reduction in study group were 70% compared to 43.3% in control group.
Conclusion: Topical application of 7&amp;micro;g/cm2 of rh-PDGF once daily significantly increases incidence of wound healing in chronic diabetic foot ulcers.  
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			</abstract>			
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