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An Alternative Therapy for Recurrent Stasis Ulcers in Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Venocuff

Case Reports in Vascular Medicine, 2012
Chronic venous insufficiency may cause stasis ulcers that significantly impact on the quality of life. Many methods have been described for preventing or treating these ulcers.
Celal Yavuz, Sinan Demirtas, Orkut Guclu, Oguz Karahan, Suleyman Yazici, Ahmet Caliskan, Binali Mavitas   +6 more
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Evaluation of the Healing Progress of Pressure Ulcers Treated with Cathodal High-Voltage Monophasic Pulsed Current: Results of a Prospective, Double-blind, Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of high-voltage monophasic pulsed current (HVMPC) as an adjunct to a standard wound care for the treatment of Stage II and III pressure ulcers (PrUs).
Agnieszka Nawrat-Szoltysik, Andrzej Franek, Anna Polak, Anna Walczak, Cezary Kucio, Edward Blaszczak, Jakub Taradaj, Lidia Bialek, Luther C. Kloth, Malgorzata Paczula   +9 more
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Supervised exercise training as an adjunctive therapy for venous leg ulcers: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Venous leg ulcers are common, chronic wounds that are painful and reduce quality of life. Compression therapy is known to assist in the healing of venous leg ulceration.
A Jull, Anil Gumber, C Pope, CE Garber, DJ Margolis, DJ Margolis, DL Lamping, E Yim, EA Nelson, EM Murtagh, GA Borg, GA Tew, Garry A. Tew, Geoff Middleton, GJ Balady, Helen Crank, J Layden, J O’Brien, J Ritchie, JM Watson, Jonathan Michaels, JW Purvis, M Herdman, M Klonizakis, M Klonizakis, M Klonizakis, Markos Klonizakis, MB Harrison, NL Browse, PD Coleridge Smith, PD Thompson, R Rikli, RE Rikli, RL Ashby, RT Eberhardt, S O’Meara, SR Baker, V Aboyans, YM Kan   +38 more
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Diagnosis of stenosis within the popliteal–femoral venous segment upon clinical presentation with a venous ulcer and subsequent successful treatment with venoplasty

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2017
This case study reports the diagnosis and treatment of a lower limb venous ulcer with abnormal underlying venous pathology. One male patient presented with bilateral varicose veins and a right lower limb ulcer.
Emma Dabbs, Alina Sheikh, David Beckett, Mark S Whiteley   +3 more
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Understanding and applying compression therapy [PDF]

, 2014
Atkin L, Shirlow
Atkin, Leanne, Shirlow, K.
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Understanding methods of wound debridement [PDF]

, 2014
Autolytic debridement describes the body's natural method of wound-bed cleansing, helping it to prepare the wound bed for healing. In acute wounds, autolytic debridement occurs automatically and often does not require intervention, as during the ...
Broadus C, Leak K, Ousey K, Ousey K, Strohal R, World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS)   +5 more
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Chronic dermatomycoses of the foot as risk factors for acute bacterial cellulitis of the leg: A case-control study [PDF]

, 2004
Objective: To assess the role of foot dermatomycosis ( tinea pedis and onychomycosis) and other candidate risk factors in the development of acute bacterial cellulitis of the leg.
Bardur Sigurgeirsson, Carle Paul, Dupuy A, Guberman D, Hans-Christian Korting, Helmut Kerl, Hull PR, Jean-Claude Roujeau, Roberts DT, Ronnen M, Sais G, Semel JD, Stulberg DL, Suss SJ   +13 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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Treatment of Chronic Venous Ulcers Using New Four Layers Compressive Bandage Dressing

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2015
Introduction: Lower-extremity ulcers represent the largest group of ulcers presenting to an outpatient department. It is a cumbersome, difficult to treat disease, which causes high morbidity and huge cost for the patient and healthcare system.
Kaushal K Tiwari, Krishna G Shrestha, Bijay Sah, D.Jaypal Reddy   +3 more
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Leg ulcer treatment by superficial vein surgery and saline-gauze dressing

Lietuvos Chirurgija, 2007
Rolandas Dagilaitis,  Vytautas Triponis, Ingrida Gudgalytė,  Dalia Triponienė Vilnius University Centre of Vascular Surgery, Antakalnio str. 57, LT-10207 Vilnius, Lithuania E-mail: vytautas.triponis@mf.vu.lt Objective To determine the effectiveness ...
Rolandas Dagilaitis, Vytautas Triponis, Ingrida Gudgalytė, Dalia Triponienė   +3 more
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