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Patient Explanation of Adherence and Non-Adherence to Venous Leg Ulcer Treatment: A Qualitative Study [PDF]

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
The aim of this study was to understand which factors influence patients’ adherence to venous leg ulcer treatment recommendations in primary care. We adopted a qualitative study design, conducting phone interviews with 31 people with venous leg ulcers in
Carolina D. Weller, Catelyn Richards, Louise Turnour, Victoria Team   +3 more
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Dysentery and leg ulcer as an atypical presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report [PDF]

Medicine (Baltimore), 2022
Biki Kumar Sah, Shipra Chaudhary, Ashhrik Pahari, Aasha Ghimire, Rajan Kumar Sah, Abhishek K. Sah, N. Kumari, Yaswant Kumar Jaiswal, Vivek Kumar Sah   +8 more
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Mini punch graft for chronic leg ulcers, case series

Dermatology Reports, 2019
Chronic leg ulcer can caused morbidity and decreased quality of life. Previous study reported leg ulcer affect up to 3% of adult population worldwide Mini punch graft is one of therapeutic options of chronic leg ulcer.
Angela Mistralina Lukito, Dinda Saraswati Murniastuti, Hajar Imtihani, Niken Trisnowati, Yohanes Widodo Wirohadidjojo   +4 more
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Cost effectiveness of community leg ulcer clinics: randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 1998
Objectives: To establish the relative cost effectiveness of community leg ulcer clinics that use four layer compression bandaging versus usual care provided by district nurses.
Brereton, L.M.L., Brooker, C.G.D., Collins, K.A., Dixon, S., Morrell, C.J., Peters, J., Walters, S.J.   +6 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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Larval therapy for leg ulcers (VenUS II) : randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2009
Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of larval therapy with a standard debridement technique (hydrogel) for sloughy or necrotic leg ulcers. Design Pragmatic, three armed randomised controlled trial.
Bland, J. Martin, Cullum, Nicky, Dowson, Christopher G., Dumville, Jo C., HASH(0x55aa08b64cf0), Iglesias, Cynthia, Mitchell, Joanne L., Nelson, E. Andrea, Soares, Marta O., Torgerson, David J., Worthy, Gill   +10 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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Experiences With Surgical Treatment of Chronic Lower Limb Ulcers at a Tertiary Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A Prospective Review of 300 Cases. [PDF]

, 2012
Chronic lower limb ulcers constitute a major public health problem of great important all over the world and contribute significantly to high morbidity and long-term disabilities. There is paucity of information regarding chronic lower limb ulcers in our
Chalya, Phillipo L, Gilyoma, Japhet M, Kidenya, Benson R, Mbunda, Fidelis, McHembe, Mabula D, Mshana, Stephen E, Rambau, Peter   +6 more
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