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References
Conservative and Plastic Surgical Treatment of Leg Ulcers - Related Resources
Cochrane reviews
Oral
zinc
sulphate might possibly not aid
healing
of leg ulcers, although the evidence is insufficient
Oral Zinc for Chronic Leg Ulcers
.
Daily intermittent high-
pressure
compression may be more effective than low-pressure compression in treating
symptoms
of postphlebitic syndrome
Compression Therapy for Treating Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
.
There is insufficient evidence on
electromagnetic therapy
for treating venous leg ulcers
Electromagnetic Therapy for Treating Venous Leg Ulcers
.
High-
frequency
ultrasound seems to increase the healing of venous leg ulcers, although the evidence is insufficient
Therapeutic Ultrasound for Venous Leg Ulcers
.
Negative pressure
wound
therapy may be more effective in healing
post-operative
foot
wounds and ulcers of the foot in people with
diabetes mellitus
compared with moist
wound dressing
s
.Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Treating Foot Wounds in People with Diabetes Mellitus
There is insufficient evidence to recommend the use of
silver
-containing dressings
or
topical agents for treatment of infected or contaminated
chronic wound
s
Topical Silver for Treating Infected Wounds
.
There is insufficient evidence to determine whether the choice of
topical agent
or dressing affects the healing of arterial leg ulcers
Dressings and Topical Agents for Arterial Leg Ulcers
.
Foam dressings
may not be better or worse than
other
types of dressings for the healing of venous leg ulcers
Foam Dressings for Venous Leg Ulcers
.
Bilayer artificial
skin
, used in conjunction with compression
bandaging
, appears to increases the chance of healing a
venous
ulcer
compared with compression and a simple dressing
Skin Grafting for Venous Leg Ulcers
.
Alginate dressings
might possibly not be more or less effective in the healing of venous leg ulcers than hydrocolloid or plain non-adherent dressings but the evidence is insufficient
Alginate Dressings for Venous Leg Ulcers
.
Clinical guidelines
Management
of chronic venous leg ulcers. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN).
Guideline
No. 120
http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/120/index.html
Literature
Werdin F, Tenenhaus M, Rennekampff HO. Chronic
wound care
. Lancet 2008 Nov 29;372(9653):1860-2.
[PubMed]
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