Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Multiple debridements and the use of flaps are associated with longer closure times on complex infectious wounds ...

A surgical flap procedure using tissue from the glutes can improve blood flow and provide reliable healing of sacral pressure ulcers, according to a Chinese study. Researchers observed 20 patients, ...

Improving computer technology could make it easier for clinicians to measure irregular wounds and flap borders. A group of Turkish researchers reported in the September issue of WOUNDS that histogram ...

What Is an Avulsion Wound? An avulsion wound refers to a wound in which a part of the body has been torn off or removed through either surgery or trauma. There are many types of avulsion wounds, ...

When a patient with head and neck cancer has surgery to remove it, they often need reconstructive surgery in the form of a “free flap”, which is skin and tissue taken from a different part of the body ...

Flexible electronics have been drawing significant attention for healthcare applications and show great promise for monitoring of blood circulation (e.g., postoperative monitoring of free flaps).

Decubitus ulcer treatment aims to promote wound healing, prevent wounds from getting worse, ease pain, and prevent infections. Decubitus ulcers, commonly known as bedsores, are injuries to the skin ...

An open wound is any internal or external injury that exposes internal tissue to the external environment. People can sometimes treat acute open wounds at home with medications and natural remedies.