Wound Healing

Original Research

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

05/03/2023

Diana Burgueño-Vega, MD¹; Dilip Shahani, DMSc, PA-C¹; Ryan Mathis, MD²; Melodie Blakely, DPT, MS²

Diana Burgueño-Vega, MD1; Dilip Shaha...

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 Q&A

Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites

04/21/2023

Stephen M Milner, MBBS, BDS, DSc (Hon), FRCSE, FACS

Stephen M Milner, MBBS, BDS, DSc (Hon...

A 22-year-old male sustained third-degree burns to his right arm in a house fire. Dr Stephen Milner discusses split-thickness skin graft donor sites.

A 22-year-old male sustained...

04/21/2023

ePlasty

Review

Blue Light Therapy in the Management of Chronic Wounds: A Narrative Review of its Physiological Basis and Clinical Evidence

04/19/2023

Daniel Zhang

Adriel Song Wei Leong

Gabrielle McMullin

The authors conducted a review focused on the physiological impact of blue light on wound healing.

The authors conducted a review...

04/19/2023

Wounds

Review

Surgical Site Infections in Breast Surgery – A Primer for Plastic Surgeons

03/22/2023

Domenico Costanzo

Antonella Romeo

This article summarizes current evidence on pathogens, risk factors, and management strategies for surgical site infections and highlights further areas of study.

This article summarizes current...

03/22/2023

ePlasty

Case Series

The Role of the Plastic Surgeon in Wound Care

03/07/2023

Richard Simman

Fuad-Tahsin Abbas

Darren Gordon

This report examines wound types and locations for which consultation with a plastic surgeon should be considered for aesthetic or functional wound healing goals.

This report examines wound types...

03/07/2023

Wounds

Case Series

Use of Advanced Elastomeric Skin Protectant on Venous Leg Ulcer Periwound Skin

03/03/2023

Emily Greenstein

This study compared healing and periwound skin condition in patients with venous leg ulcers when treated with zinc barrier cream compared to advanced elastomeric skin protectant.

This study compared healing and...

03/03/2023

Wounds

Case Series

The Role of Personal-use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Enhanced Functionality in Achieving Wound-related Treatment Goals: A Small Prospective Study

03/01/2023

Robert F. Mullins

Joan Wilson

Zaheed Hassan

Bounthavy Homsombath

Beretta Craft-Coffman

Rey Paglinawan

Inez Cregan

Shawn Fagan

A series of 10 patients were treated with a personal-use negative pressure wound therapy system over 4 weeks to evaluate the device in terms of wound healing and clinician satisfaction.

A series of 10 patients were...

03/01/2023

Wounds

Original Research

Perioperative Evaluation of Nutritional Status to Predict Complications in Patients with Major Lower Extremity Amputation

02/23/2023

Daisy L. Spoer

Stephanie E. Shin

Kevin G. Kim

Zoë K. Haffner

Kirsten S. Linnartz

Christopher E. Attinger

Karen K. Evans

The authors of this retrospective study examined albumin and prealbumin as biomarkers for postoperative complications following major lower extremity amputations.

The authors of this...

02/23/2023

Wounds

Brief Communication

Minimizing Bias in a Diabetic Foot Ulcer Clinical Evaluation: Analysis of the HIFLO Trial

02/01/2023

Paul Glat

Lisa Gould

Lael J Pickett

Douglas M Arm

An examination of methods for reducing bias in clinical research, and specifically, those taken in the Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulcers with Microvascular Tissue Trial.

An examination of methods for...

02/01/2023

Wounds

Case Series

Cicatrization of Oncological Wounds by Autologous Fibrin Biopolymer Dressing Treatment: A Case Series

02/01/2023

Chayane K.L. de Carvalho

Beatriz Luci Fernandes

Michel M. Dalmedico

Mauren Abreu de Souza

This series examines 3 cases in which an autologous biopolymer fibrin membrane was used to treat chronic oncological wounds that had displayed no sign of healing after more than 6 months of conventional treatment.

This series examines 3 cases in...

02/01/2023

Wounds