Innovative Wound-Healing Technique Could Save Limbs

The fight is on to save human limbs: As the rate of diabetes continues to rise, the foot ulcers and chronic wounds that can come with the condition — and can lead to amputations in severe cases — remain a persistent problem. To address it, medical professionals are now turning to wound dressings made from human amniotic membrane, a tissue found in the human placenta. "When you put membrane on the wound, the wound starts to heal faster," said Dr. Dusko Ilic, a physician and stem cell