GRAPEVINE, Texas — Despite a higher risk of superficial wound dehiscence found among female patients and patients with higher BMI after total hip arthroplasty, results showed these patients had no ...

Wound care uses specific dressings and hygiene to prevent wound infections. The wound care team assesses the healing progress of wounds daily. Wound care: When you are admitted to the burn unit, your ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Revision hip and knee surgery poses some unique challenges with a variety of treatment alternatives. The purpose ...

An effective treatment for chronic wounds that does not involve antibiotics, but an ionised gas to activate a wound dressing, has been developed by a team of international scientists. An effective ...

Prior studies have identified several risk factors associated with the development of abdominal wound dehiscence, such as: age (>65 years old), gender (male), smoking, obesity, chronic steroid therapy ...

Researchers have created a new type of wound dressing material using advanced polymers. This new dressing could enhance the healing process for burn patients and have potential applications for drug ...

Dressings are long-established in the medical field for keeping wounds clean and preventing secondary infections. Dressings are essential for reducing infection risk; more recent advancements have ...

Even before we perform surgery, patients often tell us they feel an enormous sense of relief. After all, we are often the first doctors they meet who actually believe them when they say they can hear ...

If a wound has an odor, is it appropriate to start antibiotics? Antibiotics should not be started solely due to an odor in a wound. First, clarify whether the odor is associated with the drainage or ...

A case series found that skin-stretching external fixation devices coupled with negative pressure wound therapy was effective in treating large skin defects, suggesting that this method may be a ...