A simple stress ball has been shown to significantly reduce anxiety and pain during sharp debridement commonly used in nursing homes to promote wound healing.

In patients with diabetic wounds, copper oxide impregnated dressings were noninferior to standard negative pressure wound therapy.

MolecuLight Inc., a global pioneer in point-of-care fluorescence imaging for rapid detection of infection causing bacteria in wounds, is pleased to announce its participation in the Society for Vascul ...

The Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital has commenced maggot therapy to put an end to diabetic amputation in patients.Arewa PUNCH reports that maggot therapy is a type of biotherapy involving the ...

Introduction One in four diabetes patients will develop a foot ulcer over their lifetime. The role of glycaemic control in the healing of foot ulcers in diabetes patients is not supported by ...

Introduction Leg ulcers (LUs) not only seriously affect life and work of patients, but also bring huge economic burden to the society. As a potential underused biological debridement, larval therapy ...

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a major clinical challenge, with high rates of morbidity, disability, amputations and ...

Diabetic foot ulcers can be slow to heal and prone to recurring. A new study employed an existing method, used on burns patients, to assess the degree of water loss from the skin and found that it ...

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a common and serious complication of diabetes, often recurring even after successful healing.

Researchers identified a biomarker that may predict the recurrence of a diabetic foot ulcer that had previously healed. In a study published in Diabetes Care, researchers measured transepidermal water ...