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.

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.

The medical technologies advisory committee considered evidence on compression products for treating venous leg ulcers. Evidence was considered from several sources to determine whether price ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Complete debridement was achieved by 63% of patients treated with EscharEx vs. 30.2% and 13.3% of comparison ...

More than 70% of leg ulcers are caused by venous diseases, and their prevalence increases with age. Venous leg ulcers account for most chronic lower-limb wounds observed in primary care, underscoring ...

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 ...

Evidence was considered from several sources, including a diagnostics assessment report and an overview of that report. Full details are in the project documents for this guidance. A patient expert ...

Healthpoint Biotherapeutics, of Fort Worth, Texas, began a Phase III trial of its allogeneic living cell bioformulation, HP802-247, for venous leg ulcers. The study will assess wound closure with ...

HOBOKEN, NJ – September 5, 2006 -- Untreated diabetic leg ulcers may result in amputations. According to the Center of Disease Control, one out of six diabetics will require an amputation (below the ...

A thermal-imaging tool to screen for chronic wounds could enable nurses to identify these hard-to-heal sores during the first assessment at a person's home. Nearly half a million Australians live with ...

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 ...