Innovative treatment of diabetic ulcers: combining chemical debridement and xenograft applications: a case study.

Lower extremity diabetic ulcers (LEDUs) are a common, high-morbidity complication of diabetes, frequently leading to infections, hospitalisations and emergency department visits. This case study examines the treatment effectiveness of a novel wound care approach in a 57-year-old female patient with a hard-to-heal LEDU (a diabetic foot ulcer of the left lower extremity) complicated by poorly controlled diabetes (glycated haemoglobin A1c: 13%). Initially, standard of care (SoC) practices, including alginate dressings, hypochlorous acid gel and sharp debridement, were ineffective in promoting significant healing.