infection

The Importance of Aggressive Wound Debridement to Aid in Healing

The author presents a case of a chronic diabetic foot ulceration that was initially treated with less aggressive debridement prior to referral to the author. Once aggressive surgical debr...

11/25/2019

Effectiveness of Fish-Skin Grafts in Chronic or Stalled Wounds

Introduction: Can the use of fish-skin grafts improve chronic or stalled wounds? Chronic wounds are not only costly to treat but can dramatically decrease a patient’s quality of life. Thi...

11/04/2019

Clinical Effectiveness of a Biofilm Disrupting Surgical Lavage in Reducing Bacterial Plate Counts in Total Knee Arthroplasty Revision Surgery in Known Cases of Prosthetic Joint Infection

Introduction: Bacteria can cycle between two distinct modes of growth, as free-floating “planktonic” and attached “biofilm.” Opportunistically seizing hold of acute and chronic wounds onc...

10/25/2019

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01/09/2019

Researchers Credit Telemedicine For Better Wound Care

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01/09/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Case Report

Right Ventricular Perforation From a Floating Rib Following Deep Sternal Wound Infection Debridement and Application of a Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device: A Case Report and Literature Review

06/04/2017

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Amanda J. Ross, MD, and Nada N. Berry, MD

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Right Ventricular Perforation From a Floating Rib Following Deep Sternal Wound Infection Debridement and Application of a Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device: A Case Report and Literature Review Amanda J. Ross, MD, and Nada N. Berry,...

Right Ventricular...

06/04/2017

ePlasty

Review

A Systematic Review of Infection Rates and Associated Antibiotic Duration in Acellular Dermal Matrix Breast Reconstruction

12/11/2014

Publisher:Open Science Company, LLC
Brett T. Phillips, MD, MBA, Muath Bishawi, MD, MPH, Alexander B. Dagum, MD, Duc T. Bui, MD, and Sami U. Khan, MD

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A Systematic Review of Infection Rates and Associated Antibiotic Duration in Acellular Dermal Matrix Breast Reconstruction Brett T. Phillips, MD, MBA,a Muath Bishawi, MD, MPH,b Alexander B. Dagum, MD,c Duc T. Bui, MD,c and Sami U....

A Systematic Review of...

12/11/2014

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