 Leg Ulcer
"Leg Ulcer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Ulceration of the skin and underlying structures of the lower extremity. About 90% of the cases are due to venous insufficiency (VARICOSE ULCER), 5% to arterial disease, and the remaining 5% to other causes.
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D007871
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.893.592
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| Concept/Terms |
Leg Ulcer- Leg Ulcer
- Leg Ulcers
- Ulcer, Leg
- Ulcers, Leg
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leg Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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Vallejo A, Wallis M, McMillan D. Use of low-frequency contact ultrasonic debridement with and without polyhexamethylene biguanide in hard-to-heal leg ulcers: an RCT. J Wound Care. 2022 Aug 02; 31(8):670-681.
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Vallejo A, Wallis M, McMillan D, Horton E. Use of low-frequency contact ultrasonic debridement with and without polyhexamethylene biguanide in hard-to-heal leg ulcers: an RCT protocol. J Wound Care. 2021 May 02; 30(5):372-379.
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Armstrong EJ, Alam S, Henao S, Lee AC, DeRubertis BG, Montero-Baker M, Mena C, Cua B, Palena LM, Kovach R, Chandra V, AlMahameed A, Walker CM. Multidisciplinary Care for Critical Limb Ischemia: Current Gaps and Opportunities for Improvement. J Endovasc Ther. 2019 04; 26(2):199-212.
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Nahm WJ, Mota JA, Rojas S, Hizon BJ, Gordon C. Improvement of Ulcerations in Treatment-Resistant Chronic Scarring in a Patient with Pyoderma Gangrenosum After Improving Vascular Insufficiency, Gently Removing Necrotic Debris, and Decreasing Wound Fluid. Am J Case Rep. 2018 Jul 19; 19:844-848.
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Karimkhani C, Dellavalle RP. Comparative effectiveness of topical drugs in dermatologic priority diseases: geometry of randomized trial networks. J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Jan; 135(1):16-17.
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McLeod JM, Brantigan CO, Alix K, Kruse DL, Stone PA. Transmetatarsal amputation in the setting of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2013 May-Jun; 52(3):383-8.
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Delaney KM, Axelrod KC, Buscetta A, Hassell KL, Adams-Graves PE, Seamon C, Kato GJ, Minniti CP. Leg ulcers in sickle cell disease: current patterns and practices. Hemoglobin. 2013; 37(4):325-32.
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Iorio ML, Shuck J, Attinger CE. Wound healing in the upper and lower extremities: a systematic review on the use of acellular dermal matrices. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Nov; 130(5 Suppl 2):232S-241S.
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Rosales MA, Bruntz M, Armstrong DG. Gamma-irradiated human skin allograft: a potential treatment modality for lower extremity ulcers. Int Wound J. 2004 Sep; 1(3):201-6.
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