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Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2021 Summary: Objective: The treatment of recalcitrant not-diabetic leg ulcers remains challenging. Distraction osteogenesis is accompanying by angiogenesis and neovascularization in the surrounding tissues.
Xinyu Nie, Xiaocong Kuang, Hongjie Su
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Consensus on the diagnosis and management of chronic leg ulcers - Brazilian Society of Dermatology, [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2021 Background: Chronic leg ulcers affect a large portion of the adult population and cause a significant social and economic impact, related to outpatient and hospital care, absence from work, social security expenses, and reduced quality of life.
Luciana Patricia Fernandes Abbade +6 more
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Dermatopathology, 2018 Skin biopsy is an important procedure for a correct diagnosis of varying skin conditions, from inflammatory to neoplastic diseases. Nevertheless, some authors still consider this procedure a high risk in patients affected by leg ulcers (LUs) and prefer reserving it for selected cases.
Lidia Sacchelli +5 more
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Rétrograde venous perfusion (RVP) for intraçtable venous leg ulcers: a retrospective analysis [PDF]
European Journal of Medical ResearchBackground Retrograde venous perfusion (RVP) is a minimally invasive procedure in which the limb circulation is isolated by the application of a proximal limb tourniquet, followed by the administration of specific medications through a distal limb vein ...
Alaa Sharabi +6 more
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The Histopathology of Leg Ulcers
DermatopathologyUlcerations of the lower extremities are a frequently encountered problem in clinical practice and are of significant interest in public health due to the high prevalence of underlying pathologies, including chronic venous disease, diabetes and ...
Amun Georg Hofmann +3 more
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Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1991 The treatment of leg ulcers is a common and sometimes difficult problem. They can be costly to treat and are associated with loss of working capacity and sometimes significant morbidity. In the western world, leg ulcers are most frequently caused by venous insufficiency, arterial insufficiency, neuropathy (usually diabetic), or a combination of these ...
T J, Phillips, J S, Dover
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How health literacy relates to venous leg ulcer healing: A scoping review
PLoS ONE, 2023 Background The level of personal health literacy of patients with venous leg ulcers is likely to affect their ability to self-manage their condition impacting on their adherence to treatment and influences healing and recovery outcomes.
Ayoub Bouguettaya +5 more
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Biomarkers of Skin Graft Healing in Venous Leg Ulcers
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2022 There is a need for biomarkers that predict the success of transplantation of venous leg ulcers (with autologous split-thickness skin grafts). The primary objective of this exploratory study was to investigate the association between split-thickness skin
Klaus Kirketerp-Møller +7 more
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Haematological indices of sickle cell patients with chronic leg ulcers on compression therapy
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2020 Background: Recurrent chronic leg ulcers and its are morbidities associated with sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Compression therapy increases the rate of healing of these ulcers and also decreases the rate of recurrence.
Oluwatoyin A. Babalola +6 more
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