Infection in neuro-muscular scoliosis deformity correction.

abstract：:A significant proportion of chronic wounds fail to heal in response to treatment of underlying pathologies combined with good wound care practice. Current prognostic tests to identify these wounds rely on the use of algorithms based on clinically measurable parameters such as wound dimensions and wound duration. Venou...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Moore K,McCallion R,Searle RJ,Stacey MC,Harding KG

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old girl with pyoderma gangrenosum (PG)-like skin lesions on the extremities, trunk and face developed Takayasu's arteritis (TA; pulseless disease). After 3 years under maintenance cyclosporin A therapy, the patient developed an ischaemic cerebral accident. Severe obstruction of both subclavian and left caro...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Dourmishev AL,Serafimova DK,Vassileva SG,Dourmishev LA,Schwartz RA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic lower extremity wounds cause substantial burden to healthcare systems, costing tens of thousands of dollars per episode. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) devices have been shown to be cost-effective at treating these wounds, but the traditional devices use bulky electrical pumps that require a durable m...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Hutton DW,Sheehan P

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an established method for the faster wound healing of chronic non-healing wounds. It is also used for laparostomy wounds and healing of split skin grafts. The commercially available machine and the consumables for NPWT are very expensive and economically not feasible in develo...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Gopal SV,Solomon A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ulcers in radiated skin continue to be a challenge for health care practitioners. Healing impairment in the setting of radiation-damaged tissue will most of the time lead to chronic wounds that reduce the patient's quality of life. In this review, we present an update of the pathophysiology of tissue damage caused by ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Olascoaga A,Vilar-Compte D,Poitevin-Chacón A,Contreras-Ruiz J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indwelling foreign-body infections are a critical medical problem, especially in immunocompromised patients. To examine the pathogenicity of biofilm-forming bacteria settling on foreign materials, mice implanted with plastic discs were infected with Staphylococcus aureus. After opening a wide subcutaneous pocket on th...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Makino T,Jimi S,Oyama T,Nakano Y,Hamamoto K,Mamishin K,Yahiro T,Hara S,Takata T,Ohjimi H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors preventing healing in venous leg ulcers are still not fully understood. Iron-mediated tissue damage has been hypothesised, yet anecdotally anaemia is also thought to have a negative effect on wound healing. This article summarises the current evidence for these theories and their likely effects in the cont...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Ferris AE,Harding KG

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overall quality of evidence of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for treating chronic wounds remains low. While further well-designed clinical studies are clearly required to convincingly demonstrate the efficacy of autologous PRP in improved healing of venous leg ulcers (VLUs) and other chronic wounds, there ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Weller CD,Gardiner EE,Arthur JF,Southey M,Andrews RK

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 53-year-old farmer who developed subcutaneous and cerebral masses 24 years after penetrating trauma during a tropic storm. Computed tomography scans, magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology disclosed actinomycetoma, a disease that rarely develops after trauma and is only occasionally seen with intrac...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Verma SB,Nayak S,Pasale RK,Kittner T,Wollina U

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound complications following arterial surgery in the groin are relatively common and can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Vascularised muscle flaps (VMF) may be used as an adjunct to aid healing, either to manage complications or prophylactically. This series describes 46 patients who received sartorius...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Price A,Contractor U,White R,Williams I

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcutaneous mastectomy, the first step in sexual reassignment surgery of female-to-male transsexuals, is associated with high rates of complication and revision surgery. Also, conventional electrosurgery and the associated thermal tissue damage may compromise outcome. This retrospective randomised clinical study eval...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Schlosshauer T,Kiehlmann M,Riener MO,Rothenberger J,Sader R,Rieger UM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keloids are fibroproliferative skin disorders characterised clinically by continuous horizontal progression and post-surgical recurrence and histologically by the accumulation of collagen and fibroblast ingredients. Till now, their aetiology remains clear, which may cover genetic, environmental and metabolic factors. ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Huang C,Liu L,You Z,Wang B,Du Y,Ogawa R

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure injuries (PIs) have now become a common complication of the elderly patients. Some studies have observed that pressure injuries may increase mortality, but this area of evidence has not been evaluated and summarised. The aim of this study was to compare the mortality of patients with pressure injuries and tho...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Song YP,Shen HW,Cai JY,Zha ML,Chen HL

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-tibial lacerations are complex wounds affecting a primarily aged population, with poor healing and a potentially significant impact on social well-being. Management of these wounds has changed little in 20 years, despite significant advances in wound care. A retrospective observational study was undertaken to obse...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： McClelland HM,Stephenson J,Ousey KJ,Gillibrand WP,Underwood P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foot complications cause substantial morbidity in Tanzania, where 70% of leg amputations occur in diabetic patients. The Step by Step Foot Project was initiated to train healthcare personnel in diabetic foot management, facilitate transfer of knowledge and expertise, and improve patient education. The project comprise...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Abbas ZG,Lutale JK,Bakker K,Baker N,Archibald LK

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic foot ulcers commonly precede diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) and once the latter occurs, surgical management is often performed. The presence of osteomyelitis is an independent risk factor for the development of re-ulceration. We investigated the relationship between causative organisms in osteomyelitis and...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Schmidt BM,Ye W,Zhou S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-month-old Caucasian baby is described with a postaxial polydactyly of the letf foot. Radiographic examination revealed the accessory digit was composed of soft tissue, some with a tiny osseous element, originated from around the metatarsophalangeal joint, defined by floating type (FT). The parents had consistent d...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： López-López D,Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo R,Losa-Iglesias ME,Bautista Casasnovas AL

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin grafting is one of the most common surgical procedures in the area of non-healing wounds by which skin or a skin substitute is placed over a wound to replace and regenerate the damaged skin. Chronic leg ulcers are an important problem and a major source of expense for Western countries and for which many differen...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Serra R,Rizzuto A,Rossi A,Perri P,Barbetta A,Abdalla K,Caroleo S,Longo C,Amantea B,Sammarco G,de Franciscis S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrofluoric acid (HF) burns cause immediate damage and painful long-term sequellae. Traditionally, chelating agents have been used as the initial treatment for such burns. We have introduced epidermal growth factor (EGF) into an HF model to compare EGF with Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) treatments; 40 Sprague Dawley rats were di...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Songur MK,Akdemir O,Lineaweaver WC,Cavusoglu T,Ozsarac M,Aktug H,Songur E,Tiftikcioglu YO

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic non-healing wounds are a burden in the Long-Term Care (LTC) sector, increasing costs, morbidity, and mortality and causing pain and suffering. The objective of this LTC Innovation pilot was to test the value of a promising new neuromuscular stimulation device in elevating the experience and satisfaction of the...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Harris C,Ramage D,Boloorchi A,Vaughan L,Kuilder G,Rakas S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of low level laser therapy for wound healing when combined with the Extendicare Wound Prevention and Management Program. Sixteen residents at a Canadian Extendicare nursing home had a total of 27 sites treated consisting of 23 open wounds and 4 'at risk' areas. O...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Saltmarche AE

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to demonstrate the antibacterial effects of bupivacaine and prilocaine on Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In our study, the in vitro antimicrobial effects of 20 mg/mL prilocaine and 5 mg/mL bupivacaine were tested against a S. aureus American-type culture collectio...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Kesici S,Demirci M,Kesici U

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review and case study report considers the evidence to indicate that the progress of wound healing is negatively affected by the presence of stressors and in circumstances where patients are in pain. It considers the relationship between perceptions of pain, stress and delayed wound healing with a specific focus ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Matsuzaki K,Upton D

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound clinics are seeing an increase in the number of 'complex' wounds, which arise as the result of the interaction between multiple coexisting systemic pathologies, environmental factors and local wound factors. These complex wounds require an approach to diagnosis and management that can encapsulate all these facto...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Harding K,Gray D,Timmons J,Hurd T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this article was to investigate the effectiveness of testing cold immersion recovery responses in the diabetic foot with neuropathy using a contact thermography system based on thermochromic liquid crystals. A total of 81 subjects with no history of diabetic foot ulceration were assigned to neuropathy, non ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Bharara M,Viswanathan V,Cobb JE

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) contracts the wound and alters the pressure in the tissue of the wound edge, which accelerates wound healing. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the type (foam or gauze) and size (small or large) of wound filler for NPWT on wound contraction and tissue pressure. N...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Anesäter E,Borgquist O,Hedström E,Waga J,Ingemansson R,Malmsjö M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibronectin is an adhesive molecule that plays a crucial role in wound healing, particularly in extracellular matrix (ECM) formation and also in reepithelialisation. Fibronectin plays many different roles in the wound healing process because of the presence of specific function domains and binding sites in its structu...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Lenselink EA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of stage I pressure ulcers cannot be predicted; therefore, nursing interventions for preventing their deterioration have not been clearly established. This study describes the clinical course of stage I pressure ulcers and prospectively investigates the factors related to their deterioration. Thirty-one ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Sato M,Sanada H,Konya C,Sugama J,Nakagami G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) is an adjunctive therapy that can be used in the management of complex wounds with infection. NPWTi-d incorporates the intermittent instillation of a topical solution to the wound in a programmed manner. Unlike standard negative pressure wound ...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Anghel EL,Kim PJ,Attinger CE

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method (V.A.C.ULTA Therapy System, KCI USA, Inc., San Antonio, TX) combines the benefits of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT; V.A.C. Therapy, KCI USA, Inc.) with regulated, periodic instillation of user-selected topical wound solutions (V.A.C. VeraFlo Therapy, KCI USA, Inc.). In simulated wound model studie...

journal_title：International wound journal

authors： Rycerz AM,Allen D,Lessing MC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00