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VenUS IV (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV) – compression hosiery compared with compression bandaging in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: a randomised controlled trial, mixed-treatment comparison and decision-analytic model

Health Technology Assessment, 2014
Background: Compression is an effective and recommended treatment for venous leg ulcers. Although the four-layer bandage (4LB) is regarded as the gold standard compression system, it is recognised that the amount of compression delivered might be ...
Rebecca L Ashby, Rhian Gabe, Shehzad Ali, Pedro Saramago, Ling-Hsiang Chuang, Una Adderley, J Martin Bland, Nicky A Cullum, Jo C Dumville, Cynthia P Iglesias, Arthur R Kang’ombe, Marta O Soares, Nikki C Stubbs, David J Torgerson   +13 more
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Biofilm is a major virulence determinant in bacterial colonization of chronic skin ulcers independently from the multidrug resistant phenotype [PDF]

, 2017
Bacterial biofilm is a major factor in delayed wound healing and high levels of biofilm production have been repeatedly described in multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs).
Bordignon, Valentina, Cavallo, Ilaria, Cilli, Laura, De Santis, Alessandra, Di Domenico, Enea Gino, Di Salvo, Fabiola, Ensoli, Fabrizio, Farulla, Ilaria, Gallo, Maria Teresa, La Parola, Ilaria Lesnoni, Pimpinelli, Fulvia, Pontone, Martina, Prignano, Grazia, Sperduti, Isabella, Toma, Luigi, Vespaziani, Matteo   +15 more
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Evaluation of Platelet-rich Fibrin Matrix Dressings in Patients with Chronic Nonhealing Leg Ulcers

Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery
Background: Chronic nonhealing ulcers of the lower extremity are a cause of morbidity and mortality. Platelets are cells that play a central role in wound healing, and they are the main source of the growth factor complex that plays the main role in ...
Shishira R. Jartarkar, Varun C. Katti, Konduru Sanjana Raju   +2 more
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Debridement of wounds with honey [PDF]

, 2009
Honey has been used as a debriding agent since ancient times. Its debriding properties have been rediscovered in more recent times, with various case reports published in the latter decades of the 20th century describing its effectiveness in cleaning up ...
Molan, Peter C.
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type VIII: A Rare Cause of Leg Ulcers in Young Patients

Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2013
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIII (EDS-VIII) is a very rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by early-onset periodontitis associated with features of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Sophie Ronceray, Juliette Miquel, Antoine Lucas, Gérald E. Piérard, Trinh Hermanns-Lê, Anne De Paepe, Alain Dupuy   +6 more
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Invasive Candida krusei infection and Candida vasculitis of a leg ulcer in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
A 71 year old female Caucasian farmer without any known immunosuppression presented with a painful ulcer of her right lower leg after a trauma caused by a wood billet. There was no response to empirical antibacterial treatment.
Philipp Jud, Thomas Valentin, Sigrid Regauer, Thomas Gary, Gerald Hackl, Peter Rief, Marianne Brodmann, Franz Hafner   +7 more
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Health service costs of treating venous leg ulcers in the UK: evidence from a cross-sectional survey based in the north west of England

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To estimate and examine the direct healthcare costs of treating people with open venous leg ulcers in the UK.Design Cost-of-illness study.Setting A cross-sectional survey of nine National Health Service community locales over 2-week periods in
Matt Sutton, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sean Urwin   +3 more
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Modelling oedemous limbs and venous ulcers using partial differential equations [PDF]

, 2005
Background Oedema, commonly known as tissue swelling, occurs mainly on the leg and the arm. The condition may be associated with a range of causes such as venous diseases, trauma, infection, joint disease and orthopaedic surgery.
Ugail, Hassan, Wilson, M.J.
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Clinical usage of honey as a wound dressing: An update [PDF]

, 2004
Honey is an ancient treatment that is increasingly earning its place in modern wound care. Evidence suggests it compares with other dressings in terms of its antibacterial properties, ease of use and ability to promote a moist ...
Molan, Peter C.
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Pulmonary hypertension in patients with Martorell hypertensive leg ulcer: a case control study

Respiratory Research, 2012
Background Martorell hypertensive ischemic leg ulcer (Martorell ulcer) is characterized by distinct alterations in the arteriolar wall of subcutaneous vessels, leading to progressive narrowing of the vascular lumen and increase of vascular resistance ...
Glutz von Blotzheim Leonardo, Tanner Felix C, Noll Georg, Brock Matthias, Fischler Manuel, Hafner Jürg, Speich Rudolf, Ulrich Silvia, Huber Lars C   +8 more
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