Melodie Blakely, DPT, CWS, MS

Edema

Edema Management: It’s Not Just for Venous Leg Ulcers

10/27/2021

Managing the edema associated with any type of wound greatly improves both healing and patient comfort. This author reviews the research and guidelines on edema.

Managing the edema associated...

10/27/2021

Today's Wound Clinic

Navigating the Maze of Patient Assistance

04/08/2011

Dot Weir , RN, CWON, CWS;

Melodie Blakely , DPT, CWS, MS;

Patients receiving care in an outpatient wound center often present challenges that go beyond the scope of our clinical skills. Today’s economic climate finds us caring for more patients who are either non-insured, under-insured, or on a...

Patients receiving care in an...

04/08/2011

Today's Wound Clinic

A Practical Guide to Total Contact Casting: A Risk vs. Benefit Approach

08/12/2010

Melodie Blakely , DPT, CWS, MS;

Total contact casting is an effective and complicated tool in the treatment of neuropathic foot ulcers. In order to gain the most benefit with the least amount of risk one must consider several key variables and, most importantly, must...

Total contact casting is an...

08/12/2010

Today's Wound Clinic

Offloading

Offloading 101 For The Outpatient Wound Clinic

10/05/2017

Melodie Blakely , DPT, CWS, MS;

There are many types of offloading used in the treatment of DFUs. Each has its place in the wound care clinician’s repertoire. This article will discuss the option of felt.

There are many types of...

10/05/2017

Today's Wound Clinic

Original Research

Treatment of Stage 4 Pressure Injuries With Autologous Heterogenous Skin Construct: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

05/03/2023

Diana Burgueno-Vega , MD;

Dilip Shahani , DMSc, PA-C;

Ryan K. Mathis , MD;

Melodie Blakely , DPT, CWS, MS;

This single-center retrospective cohort study sought to determine the effectiveness of autologous heterogenous skin construct in the treatment of recalcitrant stage 4 pressure injuries.

This single-center...

05/03/2023

ePlasty

Case Report

Use of an Autologous Heterogenous Skin Construct in the Treatment of Intractable Late-Effect Radiation Wounds: Case Series

06/14/2023

Melodie Blakely , DPT, CWS, MS;

Walter A. Conlan III, MD, CWS, UHM, CWSP;

Diana Burgueno-Vega , MD;

Dilip Shahani , DMSc, PA-C;

This case series describes the use of an autologous heterogenous skin construct made from a small full-thickness sample of the patient’s healthy skin.

This case series describes the...

06/14/2023

ePlasty

Closure of Stage IV Pressure Injuries with an Autologous Heterogeneous Skin Construct

Objective: Pressure injuries (PIs) are a difficult, costly and growing problem in the US and worldwide. Available treatments have high failure rates and, even when they are successful, wo...

Deana S. Shenaq , MD;

Mark S. Granick , MD;

Diana Burgueno-Vega , MD;

Nikolai Sopko , MD, PhD;

Melodie Blakely , DPT, CWS, MS;

Diane Duncan , MD;

Edward W. Swanson , MD;

08/19/2021

Use of an Autologous Heterogenous Skin Construct in the Treatment of Intractable Late-effect Radiation Wounds

Introduction: Late-effect radiation induced wounds represent a particularly difficult category of wounds to manage and treat. Fibrosis, impaired cellular activity, ischemia and wound chro...

Walter A. Conlan III, MD, CWS, UHM, CWSP;

Diana Burgueno-Vega , MD;

Dilip Shahani , DMSc, PA-C;

Melodie Blakely , DPT, CWS, MS;

08/19/2021

A Novel Modality for the Closure of Wounds with Exposed Deep Structures Using an Autologous Homologous Skin Construct in Complex Lower Extremity Trauma

Abstract Body: Introduction: Lower extremity reconstruction requires consideration of treatment options from basic to complex, with selection of the simplest technique likely to achieve w...

Jarrod Dumpe ;

Edmond F. Ritter , MD;

Maria Lima ;

Karen Buckley ;

Melodie Blakely , DPT, CWS, MS;

11/23/2020