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Management of venous leg ulcers [PDF]
BMJ, 2004 Leg ulcers are a big problem for both patients and health service resources.1–3 Most ulcers are associated with venous disease, but other causes or contributing factors include immobility, obesity, trauma, arterial disease, vasculitis, diabetes, and neoplasia (box 1). In the United Kingdom, venous leg ulceration alone has been estimated to cost the NHS
Simon, D, Dix, F, Mccollum, Charles
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Debridement for venous leg ulcers [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2010 Background Venous ulcers (also known as varicose or venous stasis ulcers) are a chronic, recurring and debilitating condition that affects up to 1% of the population. Best practice documents and expert opinion suggests that the removal of devitalised tissue from venous ulcers (debridement) by any one of six methods helps to promote healing. However, to
Gethin, Georgina +2 more
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EFFICACY OF DERMOPLASTY AND THE DERMAL EQUIVALENT IN TREATMENT OF VAST LEG ULCERS OF MIXED GENESIS
Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2018 The most frequent causes of leg ulcers (90–95%) are chronic venous insufficiency (45–60%), obliterating atherosclerosis of the lower extremity arteries (10–20%), diabetes mellitus (15– 25%) and their combinations (10–15%).The leg ulcers, specified as ...
D. Yu. Andreev +3 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 +6 more
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South African Family Practice, 2016 Despite its success, the combined use of moist wound healing and compression therapy in treating venous leg ulcers is rare. Dr Katrin Will of BSN Medical describes how using such a comprehensive therapy concept in daily practice results in excellent ...
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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 2015 Aim To evaluate the efficiency of therapeutic Ultrasound, low level laser and compression therapy for healing of venous Leg ulcers and Compare the effect of modalities on the ulcers. Subjects and methods Three groups were included in the study.
Nillie Ezzeldin +4 more
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Targeting Cx43 and N-cadherin, which are abnormally upregulated in venous leg ulcers, influences migration, adhesion and activation of Rho GTPases. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Venous leg ulcers can be very hard to heal and represent a significant medical need with no effective therapeutic treatment currently available.
Ariadna Mendoza-Naranjo +11 more
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Analytical study of leg ulcers and surgical management
MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2015 Due to recent advances in diagnostic studies such as Doppler, Plethysmography there has been considerable gain in the knowledge about anatomy, pathophysiology of chronic leg ulcers.
G Lakshmi Narayana +1 more
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JDVI (Journal of General Procedural Dermatology & Venereology Indonesia), 2017 Leg ulcers one common problem in the adult population to geriatric with a prevalence about 1-2%. The pattern of life which tends to be sedentary, less activity, obesity, increased the incidence of leg ulcers. The duration of healing and recurrence occurs
Irene Dorthy Santoso +2 more
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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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