Effect of electrical stimulation on chronic leg ulcer size and appearance

Physical Therapy

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-28

  Houghton, Pamela E ^a   Kincaid, Cynthia B ^b   Lovell, Marge ^c   Campbell, Karen E ^d   Keast, David H ^d   Woodbury, M Gail ^e   Harris, Kenneth A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Acetate tracings; Chronic ulcers; Diabetic foot ulcers; Electrical stimulation; Photographic Wound Assessment Tool (PWAT); Venous leg ulcers; Wound size and appearance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0037237397     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/83.1.17     Document Type: Article

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