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Autologous platelet-rich fibrin membrane as a wound dressing in the treatment of chronic nonhealing leg ulcers: A prospective study

Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, 2022
Background: Chronic nonhealing ulcers of the lower extremity are a cause of morbidity and mortality. The various treatment options available are limited and unsatisfactory.
Amina Asfiya, Sacchidanand Sarvajnamurthy, Fardeen Shariff, Leelavathy Budamakuntala   +3 more
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Can Wound Exudate from Venous Leg Ulcers Measure Wound Pain Status?: A Pilot Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
We investigated the associations between the self-evaluated pain status and two pain biomarker candidates, nerve growth factor and S100A8/A9, in exudate from venous leg ulcer to finally develop an objective pain evaluation method.
Taichi Goto, Nao Tamai, Gojiro Nakagami, Aya Kitamura, Ayumi Naito, Masayuki Hirokawa, Chisako Shimokawa, Kazuo Takahashi, Junichi Umemoto, Hiromi Sanada   +9 more
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A Challenging Diagnosis of Leg Ulcer

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2018
Ischaemic ulcers of the lower limb can have several aethiopathological mechanisms. For instance, the uncommon Martorell hypertensive leg ulcer is an infrequent complication of long-term uncontrolled arterial hypertension and is largely ignored and ...
Maria João Serpa, Susana Franco, Diana Repolho, Isabel Araújo, Sofia Mateus, António Martins Baptista, José Lomelino Araújo   +6 more
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A randomised controlled trial of compression therapies for the treatment of venous leg ulcers (VenUS 6): study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, parallel-group, three-arm randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2023
Background Venous leg ulcer(s) are common, recurring, open wounds on the lower leg, resulting from diseased or damaged leg veins impairing blood flow. Wound healing is the primary treatment aim for venous leg ulceration, alongside the management of pain,
C. E. Arundel, C. Welch, P. Saramago, U. Adderley, R. Atkinson, I. Chetter, N. Cullum, T. Davill, J. Griffiths, C. Hewitt, C. Hirst, M. Kletter, J. Mullings, G. Roberts, B. Smart, M. Soares, P. Stather, L. Strachan, N. Stubbs, D. J. Torgerson, J. Watson, S. Zahra, J. Dumville   +22 more
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Comparison of efficacy of autologous platelet-rich fibrin versus Unna's paste dressing in chronic venous leg ulcers: A comparative study

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2020
Background: Chronic venous leg ulcers are difficult to treat and recurrences are common. Among various modalities of treatment, platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) has shown promising results in ulcer healing by providing necessary growth factors.
G Yuvasri, Reena Rai
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Nonhealing venous ulcer in a patient with dystrophic soft tissue calcification

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2022
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are lesions of the skin found in regions of venous hypertension. VLUs that fail to heal can become chronic, especially because of calcified deposits in the bed of the ulcer. The unclear mechanism behind the cause of calcification
Abdullah Nasif, MD, Karen Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, Vanessa Pasadyn, BA, Ayman Ahmed, MD, Munier Nazzal, MD, MBA, Mohamed Osman, MD, MBA   +5 more
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Prevalence of people with sickle cell disease and leg ulcers in Brazil: Socioeconomic and clinical overview.

PLoS ONE, 2022
ObjectiveTo identify the prevalence of people with leg ulcers resulting from sickle cell disease, as well as to describe the clinical, social, economic, and demographic conditions of these people.MethodDescriptive study, carried out at the Minas Gerais ...
Josimare Aparecida Otoni Spira, Eline Lima Borges, Antônio Carlos Martins Guedes, Paula Gabriela Ribeiro Andrade, Vera Lúcia de Araújo Nogueira Lima   +4 more
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Compression in hypertensive leg ulcer (Martorell’s ulcer)

Veins and Lymphatics, 2016
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Patricia Senet
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Ulcus cruris caused by a giant pelvic mass: A case report

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020
Background: The cause of most leg ulcers is vascular insufficiency. The most common are arterial and venous leg ulcers. Case Summary: We report a large therapy-resistant ulcer present for a year on the right leg of a 42-year-old woman who also had a ...
P.C. Goksedef, S. Gökce, D. Herkiloglu, S. Ermin, M. Ekmez   +4 more
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Venous Leg Ulcers.

American family physician, 2016
Leg ulcers usually occur secondary to venous reflux or obstruction, but 20% of people with leg ulcers have arterial disease, with or without venous disorders. Between 1.5 and 3.0 in 1000 people have active leg ulcers. Prevalence increases with age to about 20 in 1000 people aged over 80 years.We conducted a systematic overview, aiming to answer the ...
Nelson, EA, Adderley, U
openaire   +9 more sources