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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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Pressure ulcer related pain in community populations: a prevalence survey. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers are costly to the healthcare provider and can have a major impact on patient's quality of life. One of the most distressing symptoms reported is pain.
McGinnis, Elizabeth, Coleman, S, McGinnis, E, Wilson, L, Briggs, Michelle, Michelle Collinson, Nelson, EA, Susanne Coleman, Briggs, M; id_orcid, Collinson, Michelle, Stevenson, Rebecca, Dealey, C, Stubbs, N, E Andrea Nelson, Jane Nixon, Dealey, Carol, Michelle Briggs, Briggs, M, Nixon, J, Stevenson, R, Lyn Wilson, Nikki Stubbs, Brown, Julia, Nelson, E Andrea; id_orcid, Collinson, M, Coleman, Susanne, Elizabeth McGinnis, Nixon, Jane, Rebecca Stevenson, Wilson, Lyn, Julia Brown, Stubbs, Nikki, Carol Dealey, Brown, J   +33 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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The Scottish Leg Ulcer Project [PDF]

, 1998
National and international guidelines on many topics have been introduced in recent years. It is unlikely that the implementation of few, or any, has been evaluated by randomized trial, nor have the impacts of guidelines when combined with training been ...
Coull, Alison F, Finnie, Alison, Finnie, A, Coull, Alison, Wilson, A   +4 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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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
Rambau, Peter, Benson R Kidenya, Mabula D Mchembe, Kidenya, Benson R, Peter Rambau, Fidelis Mbunda, Stephen E Mshana, Gilyoma, Japhet M, Chalya, Phillipo L, McHembe, Mabula D, Phillipo L Chalya, Mbunda, Fidelis, Mshana, Stephen E, Japhet M Gilyoma   +13 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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Immunohistochemical monitoring of wound healing in antibiotic treated buruli ulcer patients [PDF]

, 2014
While traditionally surgery has dominated the clinical management of Buruli ulcer (BU), the introduction of the combination chemotherapy with oral rifampicin and intramuscular streptomycin greatly improved treatment and reduced recurrence rates.
Arianna Andreoli, Gerd Pluschke, Andreoli, Arianna, Sopoh, Ghislain Emmanuel, Marie-Thérèse Ruf, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Peter Schmid, Ruf, Marie-Thérèse, Pluschke, Gerd, Schmid, Peter   +9 more
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