01483nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653002200093653001200115653001300127653002500140653001000165653001300175653003200188653001100220653001100231653001200242653000900254653001600263653001500279100001200294700001200306700001500318700001400333700002100347245008000368300001100448490000700459050003200466520058500498022001401083       1987                            d  c1987 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aAnimals10aBandages10aBiological Dressings10aChild10aCollagen10aEvaluation Studies as Topic10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSkin Ulcer1 aRao K S1 aKumar M1 aOommen P K1 aSwamy M K1 aSelvaganapathy S00aCollagen sheet and its usefulness in healing of ulcers in leprosy patients.  a435-410 v59  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Collagen is a natural tissue present in the body. For healing of any part collagen is essential. Collagen has been made available in the form of sheets for clinical use, by the Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Madras 20. It has been tried in burns and ulcers. Plantar ulcers are common in leprosy and pose a problem in healing. Therefore, collagen was tried in our Institute on 75 patients having plantar ulcers, other type of ulcers like stasis ulcers and post operative wounds. It has been found from our study that Collagen Sheet hastens the healing of wounds.</p>  a0254-9395