A new digital wound care module assists clinicians in selecting appropriate dressings and generating standardized treatment ...

A leg ulcer can be understood as a break in the skin, typically located on the feet or the lower part of the leg. Leg ulcers are generally diagnosed based on their appearance, though this can be ...

Venous leg ulcers are common and distressing, affecting around 1 in 300 adults in the UK. They are open, often painful, sores on the leg that take months to heal and can develop after a minor injury.

A 63-year-old man presents to the dermatology clinic with a 3-month history of a nonhealing ulcer on his right lower leg. The patient notes that the ulcer has been getting bigger and is painful ...

A "spray-on skin" which coats a wound with a layer of skin cells could help healing, according to US and Canadian researchers. The spray was tested on 228 people with leg ulcers, which are painful ...

Venous leg ulcers constitute a significant clinical and socioeconomic challenge globally. Typically arising from chronic venous insufficiency, these ulcers not only impose a heavy burden on health ...

Foot sores that don't heal can be a sign of serious health problems. Learn about 5 common diseases that cause painful ulcers and how to spot them early. Foot sores and ulcers are not only a matter of ...

Americans are living longer, but living longer means the aging population is at greater risk for acquiring disease. For those with high cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure, Peripheral Artery ...

After proving acellular matrices are effective in treating diabetic foot ulcers, researchers are now eyeing the treatment as a tool for healing venous leg ulcers. Typically, VLU treatment includes ...

Sponsored by Cardiovascular Institute of the South Venous disease, or venous insufficiency, occurs when the veins in the legs don’t return blood properly to the heart. Instead, blood flows backward ...

In normal conditions, contraction of lower extremity muscles and working intraluminal valves promote the forward flow of blood within veins. In venous insufficiency, reflux and/or obstruction in the ...