What is the Significance of Biofilms?
Submitted by Jean Archer DPM, FACCWS, FASPS, CWS on February 25,2023 Abstract Biofilms have a significant impact on wound healing by contributing to bacterial infection,…
Tag: Wound care
Skin Perfusion Pressure and Wound Closure Time in Lower Extremity Wounds
Kazu Suzuki, DPM,∗ Zoe Birnbaum, BS, and Ryan Lockhart, BS Abstract “Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) affects approximately 8 million patients in the United States. We investigate the…
Omegaven Improves Skin Morphometric Indices in Diabetic Rat Model Wound Healing
Saeid Babaei, Associated professor,a,∗ Mahmoodreza Nakhaei, Assistant professor,b Hadi Ansarihadipour, Assistant professor,b Mohammadhassan Sakhaei, Assistant professor,a Sirvan Hosseini, Nursing student,c and Amene Nikgoftar, Anatomical Sciences MSc Studentd Abstract “The global prevalence of diabetes is estimated to be…
Early Onset of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising From Tuberculosis Verrucosa Cutis
Jo Anne Lim, MD, MRCP,a,∗ Wooi Chiang Tan, MD, MRCP, Adv M Derm,b Boon Tat Khor, MBBS, MRCP,a Sunita Devi Hukam Gopal Chand, MBBS, MRCP,a and Tharmalingam Palanivelu, MBBS, FRCPa…
Old War Scar Revisited
Susan E. Wozniak, MD, MBA,∗ Stephanie Zuo, BA, Kamran Khan, MD, and JoAnn Coleman, DNP, ACNP-BC Abstract In 1828, Jean Nicholas Marjolin, a French surgeon, first described the…
Cancrum Oris (Noma): The Role of Nutrition in Management
Elroy Patrick Weledji, BSC, MSC, MBBCHBAO, FRCS (Edin)∗ and Sylvia Njong, MD Abstract Cancrum oris (noma) is caused by the spirochete Borrelia vincenti in association with anaerobic bacteria, commonly…
Calcaneal Osteomyelitis Associated With a Severe Abscess
Ali Memis, MD,a,∗ Mesut Mutluoglu, MD,a Sinan Öztürk, MD,b Kemal Kara, MD,c and Hakan Ay, MDa Abstract “Diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is a common complication of the diabetic foot and…
Ethical Consideration in Wound Treatment of the Elderly Patient
Prachi Shah,a Thet Han Aung, MD,b,f Richard Ferguson, MD,c,g Gerardo Ortega, MD,d,h and Jayesh Shah, MDe,∗ Abstract “Today, an advance in clinical medicine and public health has given patients the…
Challenges of Complex Open Abdominal Wound Management in Trauma: A Novel Use of Chitosan and Hyaluronic Acid as a 3-Dimensional Scaffold to Overcome Resilient Open Abdomen Infections
Tammy C. Luttrell, PhD, Hasan Khashwj, MD, Nicole Ingalls, MD, and Jay Coates, DO Abstract Case presentation of a novel method for the management of complex open abdomen…
Dehydrated Amniotic Membrane Allograft for Treatment of Chronic Leg Ulcers in Patients With Multiple Comorbidities: A Case Series
Stephen M. Barr, MD, FAPWCA∗ Abstract “Cellular and/or tissue-based products (CTPs) are emerging treatment options for chronic non-healing wounds. Dehydrated amniotic membrane allograft (DAMA) was…