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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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Leg ulcer treatment [PDF]

Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2009
Venous ulcers continue to cause problems for patients and health care systems. These are painful and unpleasant for the patient and expensive for health care providers to treat. This brief review highlights effective methods of management. There is level 1 evidence of the efficacy of compression (bandaging or stockings) in healing ulcers as well as ...
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From Negative Duplex to Phlegmasia in Minutes: Bedside POCUS Identifies Rapid Thrombosis Unmasking Underlying May–Thurner Syndrome

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
Point‐of‐care‐ultrasound revealed an evolving acute noncompressible deep vein thrombosis (asterisks) in the left lower extremity veins (right panel) that was not evident on duplex ultrasound 14 min prior (left panel; asterisks demonstrate compressed veins). The patient was treated emergently and found to have May–Thurner syndrome.
Anthony Unger
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Clinical Effect Analysis of Spinal Cord Electrical Stimulator Implantation for Diabetic Foot

Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Objective To investigate the clinical effect of spinal cord electrical stimulator implantation in the treatment of diabetic foot (DF). Materials and Methods We recruited 19 patients with DF who were admitted to Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University between January 2018 and May 2020.
Peng‐Bo Zhou, Min Bao
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Psychosocial impact of leg ulcers on the quality of life of adults living with sickle cell disease in Ghana

Discover Social Science and Health
Background Sickle cell disease-related persistent chronic manifestations, such as leg ulcers, continue to raise clinical and psychosocial concerns. The Quality of Life (QoL) issues have not been adequately defined in sickle cell disease (SCD) management.
Mary Akua Ampomah, Adote Anum, Samuel Kwasi Apedo, Emmanuel Manu, Clement Tetteh Narh, Mawuli Komla Kushitor, Kokou Hefoume Amegan-Aho, Anna Marie Hood, Fenella Jane Kirkham   +8 more
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Thermal imaging potential and limitations to predict healing of venous leg ulcers

Scientific Reports, 2021
Area analysis of thermal images can detect delayed healing in diabetes foot ulcers, but not venous leg ulcers (VLU) assessed in the home environment.
Mahta Monshipouri, Behzad Aliahmad, Rajna Ogrin, Kylie Elder, Jacinta Anderson, Barbara Polus, Dinesh Kumar   +6 more
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Comparison of Efficacy of Autologous Platelet-rich Fibrin versus Saline Dressing in Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, 2017
Background: Venous leg ulcer is a chronic condition, and various treatment modalities are available. Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is one of the newer modalities and it contains fibroblast growth factor (GF), vascular endothelial GF, angiopoitin and ...
Anirudh Somani, R. Rai
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Palatal donor site wound healing following mucogingival surgery using amnion‐chorion membrane: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Free soft tissue autografts (FSTA) harvested from a patient's palate are frequently associated with significant postoperative morbidity. Several wound dressings have been applied to the palatal donor site with the aim of reducing postoperative complications and improving wound healing.
Kylie J. Yineman, Archontia A. Palaiologou, Charles A. Powell, David E. Deas, Brian L. Mealey   +4 more
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Epidemiology of chronic leg ulcer

Minia Journal of Medical Research
Background: Chronic ulcer is a chronic wound that shows no tendency to heal after 3 months of appropriate treatment or is still not fully healed at 12 months.
Mohammad Abdel-Megid EL Khayyat, Mahmoud Ahmed Montaser, Momen Mostafa Elsanadiki, Hayam Ahmed Haridy   +3 more
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Daily life after healing of a venous leg ulcer: A lifeworld phenomenological study

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2022
Purpose Venous leg ulcer is a recognized condition, affecting people globally. Ulcers mainly affect the elderly and recurrences are not uncommon. There is knowledge about life with venous leg ulcers, but the situation after healing is unexplored.
Marcus Rosenburg, Cecilia Fagerström, Hanna Tuvesson, Gunilla Lindqvist   +3 more
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