Kennedy Lesion

Original Research

Early Skin Temperature Characteristics of the Kennedy Lesion (Kennedy Terminal Ulcer)

04/15/2023

Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, FNP, APRN-BC¹; Deanna Vargo, BSN, RN, CWS, FACCWS, CWOCN²; Leslie Ritter, PhD, RN³; Diane Adams, BSN, RN, CWCN⁴; Suzanne Koerner, BSN, RN, CWOCN⁴; Ellen Duell, APRN, CWOCN, ACNS-BC⁵

Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, FNP, APR...

This study describes early skin temperature changes in Kennedy Lesions using long-wave infrared thermography. The major finding of this study is that there were no early skin temperature differences between the KLs and surrounding skin. The...

This study describes early skin...

04/15/2023

Wound Management & Prevention