LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF THE USE OF AUTOLOGOUS PLATELET-RICH PLASMA IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC ULCERS, AND MEDICAL AND SOCIAL ADAPTATION OF SUCH PATIENTS

Abstract

According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the number of patients with diabetes in the world reached 463 million people in 2019. One of the most severe local complications of diabetes is diabetic foot syndrome manifested through the development of diabetic ulcers on the lower extremities, which leads to poor quality of life and disability.