Observed impact of skin substitutes in lower extremity diabetic ulcers: lessons from the Medicare Database (2015–2018)

Authors

David G. Armstrong, MD, PhD, DPM, MS¹ ²
William H. Tettelbach, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FUHM, FAPWCA, CWS³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸*
Thomas J. Chang, DPM⁹
Julie L. De Jong, MS³
Paul M. Glat, MD, FACS¹⁰
Jeffrey H. Hsu, MD, FACS¹¹
Martha R. Kelso, RN, LNC, HBOT¹²
Jeffrey A. Niezgoda, MD, FACHM, MAPWCA, CHWS¹³
Travis L. Tucker, MA, MBA³
Jonathan M. Labovitz, DPM, FACFAS, CHCQM⁴

Corresponding Author: btettelbach@mimedx.com

Affiliations

¹ Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), United States
² Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Department of Surgery, United States
³ MIMEDX Group, Inc., United States
⁴ College of Podiatric Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, United States
⁵ Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, United States
⁶ Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, United States
⁷ Western Peaks Specialty Hospital, United States
⁸ Encompass Health and Rehabilitation Hospital of Utah, United States
⁹ Redwood Orthopedic Surgery Associates, United States
¹⁰ Saint Christopher's Hospital, United States
¹¹ Kaiser Permanente Southern California, United States
¹² Wound Care Plus, LLC, United States
¹³ AZH Wound & Vascular Centers, United States