FeelTect has kicked off a clinical trial in Ireland to evaluate its wearable, pressure-sensing device for vein ulcers.

Venous leg ulcers heal faster and return less frequently in patients who have early surgery when compared with their peers who wear compression stockings and delay surgery, a new clinical trial has ...

insights from industryDr Jim HamptonMedical Advisor,Isobar Compression An interview with Dr Jim Hampton, Medical Advisor at Isobar Compression, conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, MA (Cantab) What was ...

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 ...

A UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how surgery in addition to compression treatment could substantially reduce the risk of recurrent leg ulcers. Venous leg ulceration affects 1-2 ...

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 ...

I frequently use Unna boots or DuoDerm or Vigilon dressings to treat chronic leg/foot ulcers. While these treatments eventually work most of the time, is there a more efficient approach? —CORBIN ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve had a stasis ulcer on the calf of my leg for over a year. It drains every day and is very sore. I have been to several doctors and wound-care facilities, and they can’t seem to ...

Dr. Ayodele Ogunkeyede, a plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon with Hafar Al-batin Central Hospital, Hafar Albatin, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia, has developed novel compression therapy for ...

Venous leg ulcers constitute a significant clinical and socioeconomic challenge globally. Typically arising from chronic venous insufficiency, these ulcers not only impose a heavy burden on health ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is producing guidance on Compression products for treating venous leg ulcers. The Medical Technologies Advisory Committee has considered ...