Wound Care

Case Report

Calciphylaxis and Skin Ulcers: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

03/14/2023

Raquel Barros Pereira

Aline Gomes

Emanuela Francisco

Carlos Casimiro

In this case report, a 55-year-old White male was admitted with chronic necrotic ulcers on the right leg and an irregular violaceous plaque on the left leg under an initial suspicion of necrotizing fasciitis; following a diagnosis of...

In this case report, a...

03/14/2023

Wounds

Case Report

Coupling Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation and Split-thickness Skin Graft for a Large Chronic Venous Leg Ulceration: A Case Report

02/13/2023

Fahad Hussain

Robin Lenz

A 62-year-old female with a chronic venous leg ulcer of 2 years' duration achieved full wound closure 2 months after a combination of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation, hydrosurgery, and split-thickness skin graft.

A 62-year-old female with a...

02/13/2023

Wounds

Guest Editorial

Biofilm-Based Wound Management: Implications for Clinical Practice

09/02/2022

Laura Swoboda, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, FNP-BC, CWOCN-AP

Dr Laura Swoboda discusses the clinical applications for biofilm management

Dr Laura Swoboda discusses the...

09/02/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Interesting Cases

Purse-String Suture Technique in Reducing Surgical Defect Size

08/16/2022

Richard Simman, MD, FACS, FACCWS^1,2; Karen Bach, BS³; Samantha Marie Achauer, BS³

Richard Simman, MD, FACS, FACCWS1,2; ...

The PSS is a simple and cost-efficient approach for the closure of large defects with satisfactory cosmetic results and minimal scarring. Despite its demonstrated versatility and success, the technique is still used relatively sparingly, and...

The PSS is a simple and...

08/16/2022

ePlasty

Nutrition Matters

Team Approach to Nutrition, Pressure Injuries, and Wounds in Long-term Care

08/01/2022

"Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

Doreen Rodo, MEd, RDN, LD

Nancy Collins, PhD, and Doreen Rodo, MEd, discuss this important topic

Nancy Collins, PhD, and Doreen...

08/01/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Figure 1. a) Wound bed with exposed acetabular fossa bone covered by granulation tissue with 20% fibrous/ligamentous tissue. b) Wound bed post debridement with subsequent application of HYAFF with negative pressure wound therapy 3 weeks later. c) Intraoperative view of the wound bed with 95% granulation tissue 3 weeks after debridement, HYAFF, and negative pressure wound therapy application. d) Meshed split-thickness skin graft placed on granulating wound bed with negative pressure wound therapy 1 week pos

Case Report

Hip Disarticulation in Wound Care: A Case Series

07/21/2022

Richard Simman, MD, FACS, FACCWS^1,2,4; Kara Klomparens³; Fuad-Tahsin Abbas³; Suela Lamaj²; Naveen Rehman²

Richard Simman, MD, FACS, FACCWS1,2,4...

This case series presents 4 patients who underwent hip disarticulation. The procedure was performed due to various indications including necrotizing fasciitis, gangrene, stump necrosis from previous above-the-knee amputation, and septic joint...

This case series presents 4...

07/21/2022

ePlasty

Nutrition Matters

Should We Be Supplementing Vitamin C and Zinc?

07/17/2022

Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND

Dr Nancy Collins discusses vitamin C and zinc in wound care

Dr Nancy Collins discusses...

07/17/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Guest Editorial

Keeping Your Reimbursement Should Not Be More Difficult Than Getting Paid!

07/16/2022

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, discusses important steps to avoid repayment after an audit

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS,...

07/16/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Innovations That Work!

07/12/2022

Each July, the WMP Editorial Board nominates the newest innovations in the field of wound care.

Each July, the WMP Editorial...

07/12/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

Editorial Message

Everything Old Is New Again

06/30/2022

Terry Treadwell

This past weekend I was invited to be part of a group of wound care practitioners from the United States, Europe, Australia, and South Africa to design a manuscript to assist health care practitioners from around the world treat hard-to-heal...

This past weekend I was invited...

06/30/2022

Wounds