Wound Healing

Original Research

Efficacy and Safety of a Hyaluronic Acid-Containing Gauze Pad in the Treatment of Chronic Venous or Mixed-Origin Leg Ulcers: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial

06/07/2021

Emilie Soriano ;

Anna Di Landro ;

Daniela Binelli ;

Krzysztofa Łuczak-Szymerska ;

Jacek Mikosinski ;

Olivier Dereure ;

Carol Caverzasio ;

Bruno Falissard ;

This study compared an HA-impregnated gauze pad with a gauze pad without HA.

This study compared an...

06/07/2021

Wounds

Lower Extremity Wounds Treated Using A Synthetic Nanofiber Matrix*

Lower extremity wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and surgical wounds, can be difficult to heal and may benefit from the use of an advanced treatment modality. Th...

Melanie Wilson , DNP;

01/28/2021

Cutis Aplasia of Bilateral Lower Extremities with Epidermolysis Bullosa, Bart`s Syndrome; Treatment Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Improve Neonatal Outcome, Decrease Closure Time, Decrease Pain, and Decrease Morbidity.

Bart’s Syndrome is a constellation of processes occurring in conjunction with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). We describe the cases of two newborn infants presenting with congenital loss of s...

Helen Hannan ;

Ibrahim Amjad , MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP;

01/28/2021

Economic and Clinical Impact of Novel Nanofiber Matrix* to Treat Chronic Wounds

Complex chronic wounds are difficult to manage and heal, incurring significant costs to the U.S. healthcare system - nearly $25 billion annually [1]. In rural care areas, this cost is exa...

Karena Herron , ARNP;

01/28/2021

Augmented Closure of Surgical Wounds Reduces Complications and Limb Loss Following Transmetatarsal Amputation

Transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) is a viable option to avoid major amputation and limb loss in patients with forefoot sepsis, infection, or tissue loss [1,2]. However, TMAs are associated...

Nicholas Alianello ;

Vishal Desai ;

Sharif Denden ;

Jeffery Alexander , DPM, FACFAS;

01/28/2021

A preliminary clinical evaluation using a novel bioengineered wound product to treat lower extremity ulcers

Diabetes mellitus has become a global pandemic, with ~422 million people affected worldwide, including 29 million people in the US [1, 2]. Patients with diabetes have may have up to a 25%...

Amanda Maloney ;

Brock A. Liden , DPM;

Christopher Hendrix , DPM, FACFAS;

Robert Fridman , DPM, FACFAS;

Axel Strombergsson ;

Robert Weinstein ;

01/28/2021

Hyperspectral Imaging Assessment of Tissue Oxygen Saturation Levels Following Amniotic Membrane Application

Hyperspectral imaging was employed to assess the tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) levels in wounds during a clinical trial for an amniotic membrane. 40 patients with foot ulcers were enrol...

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

01/28/2021

The use of Point-of-Care Bacterial Autofluorescence Imaging in the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

This is a single centre, pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) in patients with a DFU, with blinded outcome assessment. Patients were randomised in a 1:1 allocation ratio to either tre...

Sara Rahma , MBBS;

David Russell ;

Jane Nixon ;

Sarah K. Brown , DrPH;

Janet Woods ;

01/28/2021

Comparative effectiveness of a bilayered living cellular construct and a viable cryopreserved placental membrane for the treatment of pressure injuries

OBJECTIVES: Using deidentified, patient data from a wound-specific electronic medical record (WoundExpert(a), Net Health, PA, US), we compared the effectiveness of a bilayer living cellul...

Michael Leon Sabolinski , MD;

Oscar M. Alvarez , PhD;

01/28/2021

Challenges of a Wound Care Center: Compliance and COVID-19

Patient compliance can mean the difference between optimal wound healing or negative health issues and outcomes.1 Communication and continued access to medical care can positively or nega...

Marcus S. Speyrer ;

01/28/2021