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.

A leg ulcer can be understood as a break in the skin, typically located on the feet or the lower part of the leg. Leg ulcers are generally diagnosed based on their appearance, though this can be ...

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.

After proving acellular matrices are effective in treating diabetic foot ulcers, researchers are now eyeing the treatment as a tool for healing venous leg ulcers. Typically, VLU treatment includes ...

Healthpoint Biotherapeutics has tested a unique wound care treatment: spray-on skin. The product was recently tested on 228 patients with leg ulcers, with encouraging results. The spray consists of ...

Unlike hyperbaric therapy, the TWO2 treatment can be used at home. Patients wear a sealed boot around the affected limb, ...

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 ...

The treatment, which consists of skin cells (keratinocytes and fibroblasts) suspended in a mixture of different types of proteins associated with blood clotting, was tested on a group of 228 patients ...

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 ...

The committee concluded that the EXPLORER study provided convincing evidence that UrgoStart dressings improve complete wound healing in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. It noted the external ...

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 ...