How do we prevent and treat venous stasis ulcers in our facility? Venous stasis ulcers are the most common wound found on the lower extremities and can be a challenge to prevent and treat. Risk ...

A venous stasis ulcer occurs in the lower legs, usually between the knee and ankle. They can cause pain and swelling and require treatment from a medical professional. Venous stasis ulcers are a type ...

Thick, discolored or inflamed skin and wounds that won’t heal are visible signs of advanced, treatable venous insufficiency. Recently a local stage performer in Lehigh Acres was taken aback by the ...

BETHESDA, Md., Mar 26, 2009 ----REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NYSE Amex:RGN) announced today the results of its Phase II clinical trial evaluating the safety and wound-healing efficacy of RGN-137 ...

Venous ulcers, also referred to as venous stasis ulcers (VSUs), are the most common cause of ulcerations that affect the lower extremities. These types of ulcers are experienced by an estimated 1% of ...

Sores, cuts, scrapes, and other skin breaks come in various shapes and sizes, but the management of persistent cases is based on a few basic tenets. Call them ulcers. Call them wounds. Call them open ...

Is it necessary to provide compression therapy to heal a venous stasis ulcer? When treating any wound, you must alleviate or minimize the causative factor for the wound to heal. Venous stasis ulcers ...

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 ...

CMS spending on skin substitutes is rising. New policies are an important first step in reform to ensure patient access and ...

Wound healing is a complex and dynamic biological process that requires different types of cells to complete the critical steps at the appropriate timepromptly 1. When blood vessels are damaged, they ...