Summary Article on Advanced Ulcer Treatments used in the Operating Room
Christopher L. Winters, DPM∗ Abstract “Debridement is important throughout the process. There’s a lot of discussion in the medical literature about the factors that contribute…
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Malleolar Ulceration Induced by Hydroxyurea Therapy for Chronic Eosinophila
Justin R. Bryant, DO, MBA, CWSP,a,∗ Peter Andrade, DO,b Raymond T. Hajjar, DO,a Christopher R. Lumley, DO,a and Kongkrit Chaiyasate, MDc Abstract “A 59-year-old African American female presented to a…
A Simple Mathematical Model for Wound Closure Evaluation
Alejandra Vidal, MD,a Hugo Mendieta Zerón, PhD,b Israel Giacaman,a María del Socorro Camarillo Romero, PhD,cSandra Parra López,b Laura E. Meza Trillo, MD,d David A. Pérez…
Effects of Topic Simvastatin for the Treatment of Chronic Vascular Cutaneous Ulcers: A Pilot Study
Edoardo Raposio, MD, PhD, FICS,a,b,∗ Guido Libondi, MD,a,b Nicolò Bertozzi, MD,a,b Eugenio Grignaffini, MD,a,b and Michele P. Grieco, MDa,b Abstract Recent research suggests that statins might be useful in the…
Effects of Hypochlorous Acid Solutions on Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU): Experience With 1249 VLUs in 897 Patients
Cheryl M. Bongiovanni, PhD, RVT, CWS, FASA, FACCWSa,b,∗ Abstract “In order to assess the impact of comorbidities and identify factors that accelerate the healing rate…
The Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of Non-healing Ulcers Secondary to Graft-versus-host Disease
Marvin Heyboer, III, MD,a,∗ Justin Taylor, BS,b Monica Morgan, MD,a Peter Mariani, MD,a and Shane Jennings, MDa Abstract “We present the case of a 69 year-old gentleman with non-healing ulcers…
Evaluation of the Potentials of Autologous Blood Injection for Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Mohammed Al azrak, MSc,a,∗ Taher Ismail, PhD,b and Olfat Shaker, PhDc Abstract “Healing is a complex multifactorial process, hence it is not easy to be studied accurately. In…
Non AIDS Kaposi’s Sarcoma Leading to Lower Extremities Wounds, Case Presentations and Discussion
Laemthong Phavixay, DPM,a David Raynolds, DPM,a and Richard Simman, MD, FACS, FACCWSb,c,∗ Abstract “Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare malignancy that with the onset of the AIDS epidemic…
Novel Wound Healing Powder Formulation for the Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers
Angela V. Ghatnekar,a,b Tuan Elstrom,a Gautam S. Ghatnekar,c and Teresa Kelechid,∗ Abstract “Chronic venous disorders are common in the Western world. The current treatment of venous leg ulcers is…