Clinical Quiz – What is the best management option for this full thickness skin tear?

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An 85-year-old women with end stage COPD and renal failure presents with this full thickness skin tear on her left arm. This was sustained two weeks ago after falling against her kitchen table. She has been dressing it at home with foam dressings that have been used for her leg ulcers.

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