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Ostomy Wound Manage
February 2012
Division of Plastic Surgery, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Flushing, NY, USA.
The cost of pressure ulcers, especially Stage III and Stage IV ulcers, is substantial. A 27-year-old man with a 6-year history of quadriplegia developed an ischial pressure ulcer. Twelve months of treatment with wet-to-dry dressings were followed by admission to several facilities and 15 months of care with biological dressings and negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT).
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June 2010
Flushing Hospital & Medical Center, New York, New York; Email:
The open nonhealing wound is a persistent challenge to physicians. Infections, foreign bodies, osteomyelitis, and skin coverage of repaired structures remain problems. As the body ages, the elderly are prone to the development of pressure sores and foot ulcers, particularly patients with diabetes.
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September 2009
Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria.
Clin Anat
April 2009
Department of Anatomy, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
The anatomy of the anterolateral abdominal wall is mainly of interest to medical students early in their studies. Clinically, it is mostly relevant to surgeons who are performing laparotomies and repairing or preventing hernias. The author's life-long experience suggests that some of the lesser-known details of the anatomy of the abdominal wall have been neglected resulting in some suboptimal results.
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