Healing Timeline: Without skin grafting, such wounds may take anywhere from several weeks to over six months for granulation and secondary intention healing, depending on the wound’s depth, cleanliness, and the patient’s overall health.
Treatment Focus: The primary priorities should be meticulous wound cleaning, regular dressing changes, prevention of infection, and supportive treatments like nutrition and, if affordable, negative pressure wound therapy (VAC), which may accelerate healing but still adds some cost.
Risks: Healing without a graft increases risk of delayed wound closure, chronic infection, contractures, and stiff joints, often resulting in functional impairment and possibly the need for amputation if infection or tissue death occurs
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