Clara Masó, a member of the research line innovation in wound healing, presented an oral communication at the 33RD Conference of the European Wound Management Association (EWMA), celebrated in Milan, Italy on 3-5 May 2023.

The title of the oral communication given by Clara Masó was “Martorell ulcer successfully heals with a combination of autologous growth factors and punch skin grafting”(1). In her talk, she explained that the case she was presenting required the combination of various advanced therapies emphasizing the therapeutic difficulty of these lesions. Autologous growth factors combined with punch grafting enhanced wound healing, and interestingly they alleviate ulcer pain by the release of growth factors and other mediators.

Martorell hypertensive ulcers pose an important diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in clinical practice. An early prescription of advanced biological therapies for these ulcers is essential to mitigate the pain and cease the uncontrolled necrotic and the ulcer size increase.

 1- Tissue Repair and Regeneration Laboratory (TR2Lab), Institute for Research and Innovation in Life and Health Sciences in Central Catalonia (IrisCC), Vic, Barcelona, Spain; 2- Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu de Vic, Vic, Barcelona, Spain; 3- Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Barcelona, Spain; 4- Hospital Universitari de Vic, Barcelona, Spain