chronic wound

This single-center case series reports use of a topical ultrahigh frequency electrical stimulation therapy to decrease wound pain and improve the rate of closure in difficult-to-heal wounds in 9 patients.

This single-center case series...

05/01/2021

Wounds

Use of an Acellular Regenerative Tissue Matrix Over Chronic Wounds

03/27/2021

Stacey Heath , MD;

Use of an Acellular Regenerative Tissue Matrix Over Chronic Wounds D. Heath Stacey, MD Northwest Arkansas Center for Plastic Surgery, Fayetteville, Ark Correspondence: dheathstacey@gmail.com Keywords: chronic wound, human...

Use of an Acellular...

03/27/2021

ePlasty

International Consensus Panel Recommendations for the Optimization of Traditional and Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Treatment of Acute and Chronic Wounds

02/16/2021

Wounds

Original Research

Restarting the Healing Process of Chronic Wounds Using a Novel Desiccant: A Prospective Case Series

01/08/2021

Carlo Alberto Bignozzi ;

Bert J. Quint ;

Alberto Cogo ;

The authors developed a novel desiccant (desiccating agent A) to serve as a new form of chemical debridement. The objective is to establish the working mechanism of desiccating agent A.

The authors developed a novel...

01/08/2021

Wounds

Case Report

Efficacy of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time for the Treatment of a Complex Chronic Venous Leg Ulcer

12/21/2020

Carlotta Scarpa ;

Eleonora de Antoni ;

Vincenzo Vindigni , MD, PhD;

Franco Bassetto , MD;

A 57-year-old male with obesity, diabetes, and heart disease presented with infected venous leg ulcers of 2 years’ duration.

A 57-year-old male with obesity,...

12/21/2020

Wounds

Wound Bed Tissue Oxygenation Differences across Angiosomes of the Foot

Angiosome concept states that anatomic blocks of tissue are fed by named arteries. In the foot, almost the entire plantar surface is fed by branches of the posterior tibial artery. Planta...

Amanda L. Killeen , DPM;

11/23/2020

Original Research

Efficacy of a Bioresorbable Matrix in Healing Complex Chronic Wounds: An Open-Label Prospective Pilot Study

11/04/2020

Sarah Waterman Manning , MD;

Ankit Agarwal ;

Eric Crawford ;

Gaurav Pranami ;

William R. Shillinglaw ;

David A. Humphrey , MD, CWSP, FACCWS;

Michael J. Schurr , MD;

The goal of this prospective clinical study was to assess the effectiveness of a novel bioresorbable polymeric matrix impregnated with ionic and metallic silver as a primary wound contact dressing in healing stagnant or deteriorating chronic...

The goal of this prospective...

11/04/2020

Wounds

Original Research

A Prospective Multisite Observational Study Incorporating Bacterial Fluorescence Information Into the UPPER/LOWER Wound Infection Checklists

11/04/2020

Rosemary H. Hill , BSN, CWOCN, WOCC;

Kevin Y. Woo , PhD, RN, FAPWCA, NSWOC, WOCC(C);

This study evaluated the utility of incorporating real-time bacterial fluorescence imaging into the UPPER/LOWER checklists to enhance identification of infection in wounds.

This study evaluated the utility...

11/04/2020

Wounds