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Evidence Corner
Managing Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
12/01/2018
Laura Bolton
The studies reviewed in this month’s Evidence Corner suggest clinicians should consider adding tissue oxygenation and foot care knowledge and practice for patients with diabetes mellitus to improve diabetic foot care management.
The studies reviewed in this month’s Evidence Corner suggest clinicians should consider adding tissue oxygenation and foot care knowledge and practice for patients with diabetes mellitus to improve diabetic foot care management.
The studies reviewed in this...
12/01/2018
Wounds
Case Report and Brief Review
Acroangiodermatitis of Mali (Pseudo-Kaposi Sarcoma) Associated with Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Obesity: A Case Report
11/13/2018
The authors report a case of acroangiodermatitis of the bilateral legs that was misdiagnosed for 3 years. The diagnosis was confirmed using histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations such as hematoxylin and eosin staining and CD34...
The authors report a case of acroangiodermatitis of the bilateral legs that was misdiagnosed for 3 years. The diagnosis was confirmed using histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations such as hematoxylin and eosin staining and CD34...
The authors report a case of...
11/13/2018
Wounds
Case Series
Surgical Application of Viable Cryopreserved Placental Membrane for the Treatment of Chronic Wounds in 12 High-risk Patients
11/01/2018
The objective of this retrospective case series is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a viable cryopreserved placental membrane (vCPM) in 12 patients with 16 wounds of mixed etiologies when surgically debrided and augmented with vCPM 1...
The objective of this retrospective case series is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a viable cryopreserved placental membrane (vCPM) in 12 patients with 16 wounds of mixed etiologies when surgically debrided and augmented with vCPM 1...
The objective of this...
11/01/2018
Wounds
Educational Report
Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Chronic Deep Soft Tissue Ulcer
10/21/2018
BACKGROUND: Chronic diabetic, plantar wounds are often treated with routine (often weekly) debridement, offloading, and specialty dressings. Plain radiographs may be taken as baseline during the initial evaluation and are usually not...
BACKGROUND: Chronic diabetic, plantar wounds are often treated with routine (often weekly) debridement, offloading, and specialty dressings. Plain radiographs may be taken as baseline during the initial evaluation and are usually not...
BACKGROUND: Chronic diabetic,...
10/21/2018
Wounds
Case Series
Evaluation of a Novel Multilayer Wound Dressing That Transports Chronic Wound Fluid Away From the Wound
10/20/2018
OBJECTIVE: This series evaluates the absorptive profile of a new multilayer wound dressing (MBF) designed to transfer chronic wound fluid away from the wound and studies how treatment with MBF (along with compression) affects the balance of...
OBJECTIVE: This series evaluates the absorptive profile of a new multilayer wound dressing (MBF) designed to transfer chronic wound fluid away from the wound and studies how treatment with MBF (along with compression) affects the balance of...
OBJECTIVE: This series evaluates...
10/20/2018
Wounds
Case Series
Managing Distal Digital Neuropathic Ulcers with a Silicone Digital Orthosis: A Case Study
10/17/2018
BACKGROUND: Distal digital neuropathic ulcers are frequently encountered over bony prominences and high-pressure areas in an insensate foot. These wounds often become chronic and difficult to medically manage. OBJECTIVE/MATERIALS AND...
BACKGROUND: Distal digital neuropathic ulcers are frequently encountered over bony prominences and high-pressure areas in an insensate foot. These wounds often become chronic and difficult to medically manage. OBJECTIVE/MATERIALS AND...
BACKGROUND: Distal digital...
10/17/2018
Wounds
Case Series
The Partial Calcanectomy: A Limb Salvage Procedure That Is Not So Straightforward
10/17/2018
BACKGROUND: Heel ulcers are often seen in fragile patients with various trials such as comorbidities, chronicity of the ulcer, anatomy and location, appropriate offloading, mechanical issues, and even social circumstances. Heel ulcers are one...
BACKGROUND: Heel ulcers are often seen in fragile patients with various trials such as comorbidities, chronicity of the ulcer, anatomy and location, appropriate offloading, mechanical issues, and even social circumstances. Heel ulcers are one...
BACKGROUND: Heel ulcers are...
10/17/2018
Wounds
Case Series
Autologous Homologous Skin Cell Cluster Graft Regenerates Functionally Normal Skin Within a Chronic Nonhealing Leg Wound Refractory to Skin Grafting
10/17/2018
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic, nonhealing wounds is 1% to 2% of the general population, with Medicare expenditures estimated to range as high as $96.8 billion. Advances in chronic wound treatments have the potential to expedite...
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic, nonhealing wounds is 1% to 2% of the general population, with Medicare expenditures estimated to range as high as $96.8 billion. Advances in chronic wound treatments have the potential to expedite...
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of...
10/17/2018
Wounds
Case Series
Clinical Achievement of Wound Closure and Tissue Quality With a Novel Microvascular Tissue Graft in Five Patients
10/17/2018
BACKGROUND: The quality of healed tissue is frequently overlooked in clinical trials that primarily focus on rate and incidence of wound closure. Microvascular tissue serves as the foundation for granulation and remodeling during healing....
BACKGROUND: The quality of healed tissue is frequently overlooked in clinical trials that primarily focus on rate and incidence of wound closure. Microvascular tissue serves as the foundation for granulation and remodeling during healing....
BACKGROUND: The quality of...
10/17/2018
Wounds
Clinical Research Poster
Activated Carbon Cloth Dressing Use Associated with Reduction in Protease Levels and Healing of Majority of Chronic, Full-Thickness Lower Extremity Wounds Within Four Weeks: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Pilot Study
10/17/2018
INTRODUCTION: Wounds with highly elevated matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are associated with delayed healing. Reducing excessive MMP levels may convert nonhealing wounds to a healing state. A particular activated carbon cloth dressing...
INTRODUCTION: Wounds with highly elevated matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are associated with delayed healing. Reducing excessive MMP levels may convert nonhealing wounds to a healing state. A particular activated carbon cloth dressing...
INTRODUCTION: Wounds with highly...
10/17/2018
Wounds

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