The US Food and Drug Administration has approved maggots as a medical "device" to clean out wounds, according to the Associated Press and Boston Globe.
A recent study at the University of California compared the work of maggots to the work of human surgeons. Wounds debrided by maggots removed 80% of dead tissue; surgeons removed only 48 percent.
Maggots continue to be used in horses' feet for help with osteomyelitis, canker, and abscesses.
To learn more: Hoofcare 78 "Maggot Debridement Therapy"
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Thursday, February 03, 2005
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