Lower Extremity Wounds

Patient with Longstanding Pyoderma Gangrenosum ‘Got His Life Back’ in Just One Month

Introduction: A previously healthy 65-yr-old presented with ~3-yr-old posterior lower leg wound sustained while gardening. Debridement at 17 months led to enlargement and increased pain, ...

11/01/2024

Clearance of Chronic Venous Fibrotic Occlusions with Mechanical Thrombectomy for Venous Leg Ulcer Prevention and Healing

Introduction: Up to 50% of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) patients develop post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), a form of chronic venous disease (CVD) that can present with venous leg ulcers (VLUs...

11/01/2024

Piscine Xenograft Utilization for Surgical Dehiscence Following Achilles Tendon Rupture Surgery: A Case Report

Introduction: Augmented repairs of the Achilles tendon can lead to increased rate of wound complications and infection due to the more extensive approach. Methods for the reconstruction ...

11/01/2024

Advancing Therapeutic Solutions for Burn Wounds: Potential Use of Noninvasive Ultrasound-Driven Splenic Stimulation

Introduction: Burn injuries globally impact millions yearly, causing morbidity, mortality, and tissue loss. Socioeconomic disparities and outdated therapeutic treatments stress the need f...

11/01/2024

Safety and Efficacy of Cell-Free Amniotic Fluid (cfAF) Injections in the Treatment of Chronic, Non-Healing Venous Ulcers: Initial Experience from a Prospective, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study

Introduction: Treatment of chronic non-healing and/or recurrent venous leg ulcers (VLU) represents a significant healthcare problem. Persistent symptomatology despite correction of under...

11/01/2024

Impact of Wound Hygiene incorporating an advanced antimicrobial gelling fiber dressing on surgical wounds: real-world evidence.

Introduction: Surgical wound complications impose a heavy burden on health systems.1 Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a leading cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality and are t...

11/01/2024

Going Beyond Static Regions of Interest When Assessing APAMs: The Need For A Nuanced Approach (Dynamic Boundaries)

Introduction: Clinicians use alternating-pressure air mattresses (APAMs) to prevent pressure injury (PI) by cyclically offloading regions of pressure. Traditional APAM evaluation methods,...

11/01/2024

Insights into Treating Hard-to-Heal Surgical Wounds: Multispectral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Imaging and Predictive Analysis

Introduction: Surgical wounds pose significant challenges in postoperative care due to their potential for complications and delayed healing. These challenges are exacerbated when patient...

11/01/2024

Incidence and Predictive Factors of Wound Complications in Pediatric Extremity Bone Sarcoma Patients Following Extirpative Surgery

Introduction: Pediatric bone sarcomas comprise a rare subset of pediatric cancers, with Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (ES) accounting for approximately 90%. Patients with metastatic...

11/01/2024

The Impacts of Medicaid Status on Venous Leg Ulcer Outcomes

Introduction: To quantify race, gender, comorbidities, Medicaid status, and compare health outcomes for Medicare-only versus Medicare/Medicaid dual-enrolees who develop a hard-to-heal ven...

11/01/2024