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Best in Class: Scottsdale Wound Management Guide
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Malvern, PA (June 8, 2009) – Proper wound care management has become one of the top concerns for many clinicians across various medical specialties. Treatment is specific to the wound type, the patient and the long-term care plan and requires ongoing assessment. Read More
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CLINICAL EVENTS CALENDAR
- Wound Clinic Business MeetingStart Date:June 18, 2010End Date:June 18, 2010
Crowne Plaza, Chicago O'Hare
- SAWC FallStart Date:September 23, 2010End Date:September 25, 2010
Anaheim Convention Center
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Disclosure: Funding for this work was provided by the Royal Veterinary College Internal Grant Scheme and by Innovet Italia Srl.
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The temporoparietal fascial flap is a reliable, versatile, and strong flap that may be used pedicled or free to treat a wide variety of difficult problems. Temporoparietal fascia flaps are well vascularized, thin and pliable, and readily accept skin grafts. In 1993, Cheney et al1 described 21 cases using the flap for a variety of reconstructions in the head and neck. An analysis of 123 temporoparietal fascia flaps by Park et al2 in Korea reported a 94% success rate using these flaps for total auricular reconstructions.
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Leg ulcers are a common symptom in patients with vascular disease. Ninety-five percent of chronic leg ulcers are due to ischemia, stasis, neurotrophic conditions, and other conditions, such as vasculitis, hypertension, and syphilis.1 The following case report presents an uncommon cause for a leg ulcer, which was initially suspected to be a vascular disease.
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The pathology of chronic venous leg ulcers (CVLUs) often presents itself and greatly influences the everyday life of the patient. Nearly 150,000 Lithuanian patients suffer from chronic venous insufficiency of the legs—almost 30,000 of which are attributed to venous leg ulcers.1 The literature states that the frequency of CVLU varies from 0.18% to 1.9% of the entire population.2–4 It should be noted that the frequency of CVLU depends on the age of the patient.
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Disclosure: Dr. Lipman discloses that he has received monetary compensation to conduct the study, write the manuscript, and lecture for the company producing the products discussed from Avery Dennison Medical. This study was fully funded by Avery Dennison Medical.
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Derma Sciences Business Agreement Attributes to Patient Lifestyle Needs
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