A review of mechanical adjuncts in wound healing: Hydrotherapy, ultrasound, negative pressure therapy, hyperbaric oxygen, and electrostimulation

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 210-218

  Hess, Christopher L ^a   Howard, Michael A ^a   Attinger, Christopher E ^a  

^a PHC Building ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPOBARISM; INFECTION CONTROL; LAVAGE; MORBIDITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; PRESSURE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0042627730     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SAP.0000058513.10033.6B     Document Type: Review

References (82)

1. Glat PM, Longaker MT. Wound healing. In: Aston SJ, Beasley RW, Thorne CHM, eds. Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven; 1997:3-12.
2. Jain KK. Textbook of Hyperbaric Medicine. 3rd ed. Toronto: Hogrefe and Huber; 1999.
3. Lawrence WT. Wound healing biology and its application to wound management. In: O'Leary JP, Capota LR, eds. Physiologic Basis of Surgery. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1996:118-135.
4. Stead DC, Donohoe D, Webster MW, et al. Effects of extensive debridement and treatment on the healing of diabetic foot ulcers. J Am GI Surg. 1996;18:61.
5. McCulloch J. Physical modalities in wound management: ultrasound, vasopneumatic devices and hydrotherapy. Ostomy Wound Manage. 1995;41:32-37.
6. Frantz RA. Adjuvant therapy for ulcer care. Clin Geriatr Med. 1997;13:553-564.
7. Bohannon RW. Whirlpool versus whirlpool and rinse for removal of bacteria from a venous stasis ulcer. Phys Ther. 1982;62:304-306.
8. Neiderhuber SS, Stribley RF, Koepke GH. Reduction of skin bacterial load with use of the therapeutic whirlpool. Phys Ther. 1975;55:482-486.
9. McCulloch JM, Boyd VB. The effects of whirlpool and the dependent position on lower extremity volume. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1992;16:169-172.
10. Lineaweaver W, Howard R, Soucy D, et al. Topical antimicrobial toxicity. Arch Surg. 1985;120:267-270.
11. Rodeheaver G. Controversies in topical wound management. Wounds Comp Clin Res Proc. 1989;1:19-27.
12. Chung M. Georgetown University Hospital Department of Physical Therapy January 11, 2002 (personal communication).
13. Bergstrom N, Bennett MA, Carlson CE, et al. Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline No. 15. AH-CPR pub. no. 95-0652. 1994:6-7, 47-53.
14. Madden J, Edlich RE, Schauerhamer R. Application of principles of fluid dynamics to surgical wound irrigation. Curr Top Surg Res. 1971;3:85-93.
15. Green VA, Carson HC, Briggs RL, Stewart JL. A comparison of the efficacy of pulsed mechanical lavage with that of rubber-bulb syringe irrigation in removal of debris from avulsive wounds. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1971; 32:158-164.
16. Rodeheaver GT, Pettry D, Thacker JG, et al. Wound cleansing by high pressure irrigation. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1975;141:357-362.
17. Tamimi HA, Thomassen PR, Moser EH Jr. Bacteremia study using a water irrigation device. J Periodontal. 1969; 40:4-6.
18. Beasley JD III. The effect of spherical polymers and water jet lavage on oral mucosa. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1971;32:998-1007.
19. Gross AG, Bhaskar SN, Cutright DE. A study of bacteremia following wound lavage. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1971;31:720-722.
20. Wheeler CB, Rodeheaver GT, Thacker JG, et al. Side-effects of high pressure irrigation. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1976;143: 775-778.
21. Haynes LJ, Brown MH, Handley BC, et al. Comparison of Pulsavac and sterile whirlpool regarding the promotion of tissue granulation. Phys Ther. 1994;74(suppl):S4.
22. Davis SC, Ovington LG. Electrical stimulation and ultrasound in wound healing. Dermatol Clin. 1993;11:775-781.
23. Dyson M. Therapeutic application of ultrasound. Clin Diagn Ultrasound. 1985;16:121-134.
24. Dyson M. Mechanisms involved in therapeutic ultrasound. Physiotherapy. 1987;73:116-120.
25. Mortimer AJ, Dyson M. The effect of therapeutic ultrasound on calcium uptake in fibroblasts. Ultrasound Med Biol. 1988;14:499-506.
26. Young SR, Dyson M. Effects of therapeutic ultrasound on the healing of full-thickness excised skin lesions. Ultrasound Med Biol. 1990;16:809-816.
27. Byl NN, McKenzie AL, West JM, et al. Low dose ultrasound effect on wound healing: a controlled study with Yucatan pigs. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1992;73:656-664.
28. Byl NN, McKenzie AL, Wong T, et al. Incisional wound healing: a controlled study of low and high dose ultrasound. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1993;18:619-628.
29. Pocock BJZ. The Effect of Therapeutic Ultrasound on the Mechanical Properties of Surgical Incisions in Wistar Rats. BSc thesis. London, University of London, 1993.
30. Young SR, Dyson M. Effect of therapeutic ultrasound on angiogenesis. Ultrasound Med Biol. 1990;16:261-269.
31. Hart J. The Effect of Therapeutic Ultrasound on Dermal Repair With Emphasis on Fibroblast Activity. PhD thesis. London, University of London, 1993.
32. Young SR, Dyson M. Macrophage responsiveness to therapeutic ultrasound. Ultrasound Med Biol. 1990;16:809-816.
33. Harpaz D, Chen X, Franciks CW, et al. Ultrasound enhancement of thrombolysis and reperfusion in vitro. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1993;2:1507-1511.
34. Francis CW, Onundarson PT, Carstensen EL, et al. Enhancement of fibrinolysis by ultrasound. J Clin Invest. 1992;90:2063-2068.
35. Dyson M, Franks C, Sucking J. Stimulation of healing of varicose ulcers by ultrasound. Ultrasonics. 1976;14:232-236.
36. Callam MJ, Harper DR, Dale JJ. A controlled trial of weekly ultrasound therapy in chronic leg ulceration. Lancet. 1987;ii:204-206.
37. Roche C, West J. A controlled trial investigating the effect of ultrasound on venous ulcers referred from general practitioners. Physiotherapy. 1984;70:475-477.
38. Lundberg T, Nordstrum F, Brodda-Jansen G, et al. Pulsed ultrasound does not improve healing of venous ulcers. Scand J Rehabil Med. 1990;22:195-197.
39. Paul BJ, Lafrotto CW, Dawson AR, et al. Use of ultrasound in treatment of pressure sores in patients with spinal card injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1969;41:438-440.
40. McDiarmid T, Burns PN, Lewith GT, et al. Ultrasound and the treatment of pressure sores. Physiotherapy. 1985;71: 66-70.
41. ter Riet G, Kessels AG, Knipschild P. A randomized clinical trial of ultrasound in the treatment of pressure ulcers. Phys Ther. 1996;76:1301-1311.
42. Argenta LC, Morykwas MJ. Vacuum-assisted closure: a new method for wound control and treatment: clinical experience. Ann Plast Surg. 1997;38:563-576.
43. Bucalo B, Eaglstein WH, Falanga V. Inhibition of cell proliferation by chronic wound fluid. Wound Rep Regen. 1993;1:181-186.
44. Morykwas MJ, Argenta LC, Shelton-Brown EI, et al. Vacuum-assisted closure: a new method for wound control and treatment: animal studies and basic foundation. Ann Plast Surg. 1997;38:553-562.
45. Smith LA, Barker DE, Chase CW, et al. Vacuum pack technique of temporary abdominal closure: a four-year experience. Am Surg. 1997;63:1102-1108.
46. Meara JG, Guo L, Smith JD. Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of degloving injuries. Ann Plast Surg. 1999; 42:589-594.
47. Obdeijn MC, de Lange MY, Lichtendahl DHE, de Boer WJ. Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of poststernotomy mediastinitis. Ann Thorac Surg. 1990;68:2358-2360.
48. Blackburn JH II, Boemi L, Hall WW, et al. Negative-pressure dressings as a bolster for skin grafts. Ann Plast Surg. 1998;40:453-457.
49. Yuan-Innes MJ, Temple CL, Lacey MS. Vacuum-assisted wound closure: a new approach to spinal wounds with exposed hardware. Spine. 2001;26:E30-E33.
50. DeFranzo AJ, Argenta LC, Merlos MW, et al. The use of vacuum-assisted closure therapy for the treatment of lower extremity wounds with exposed bone. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2001;108:1184-1191.
51. Lambertsen CJ, Kough RH, Cooper DY, et al. Oxygen toxicity: effects in man of oxygen inhalation at 1 and 3.5 atmospheres upon blood gas transport, cerebral circulation and cerebral metabolism. J Appl Physiol. 1953;5:471-486.
52. Stone JA, Cianci P. The adjunctive role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of lower extremity wounds in patients with diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum. 1997;10:1-11.
53. Baroni G. Hyperbaric oxygen in diabetic gangrene treatment. Diabetes Care. 1987;10:81-86.
54. Bass BH. The treatment of varicose leg ulcers by hyperbaric oxygen. Postgrad Med J. 1970;46:407-408.
55. Oriani G, Meazza D, Favales F, et al. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in diabetic gangrene. J Hyperbaric Med. 1990;5: 171-175.
56. Wyrick WJ, Mader JT, Butler E, et al. Hyperbaric oxygen in treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum. Arch Dermotol. 1978;214:11232-1233.
57. Davis JD. The use of adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of the diabetic foot. Clin Pediatr Med Surg. 1987;4:429-437.
58. Ciani P, Petrone G, Drager S, et al. Salvage of the problem wound and potential amputation with wound care and adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy: an economic analysis. J Hyperbaric Med. 1988;3:127-141.
59. Hammarlund C, Sundberg T. Hyperbaric oxygen reduced size of chronic leg ulcers: a randomized double-blind study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1996;93:829-833.
60. Rosenthal AM, Schurman A. Hyperbaric treatment of pressure sores. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1971;52:413-415.
61. Zhao LL, Davidson JD, Wee SC, et al. Effect of hyperbaric oxygen and growth factors on rabbit ear ischemic ulcers. Arch Surg. 1994;129:1043-1049.
62. Tibbles PM, Edelsber JS. Hyperbaric-oxygen therapy. N Engl J Med. 1996;334:1642-1648.
63. Vodovnik L, Karba R. Treatment of chronic wounds by means of electric and electromagnetic fields. part 1. Med Biol Eng Comp. 1992;30:257-266.
64. Illingworth CM, Barker AT. Measurement of electrical currents emerging during the regeneration of amputated fingertips in children. Clin Phys Physiol Meas. 1980;1:87-89.
65. Barker AT, Jaffe LF, Vanable JW. The glabrous epidermis of cavies contains a powerful battery. Am J Physiol. 1982;242:R358-R366.
66. Wolcott LE, Wheeler PC, Hardwicke HM, Rowley BA. Accelerated healing of skin ulcers by electrotherapy. South Med J. 1969;62:795-801.
67. Gault WR, Gatens PF. Use of low intensity direct current in management of ischemic skin ulcers. Phys Ther. 1976; 56:265-269.
68. Carley PJ, Wainapel SF. Electrotherapy for acceleration of wound healing: low intensity direct current. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1985;66:443-446.
69. Rowley BA, McKenna JM, Chase GR, Wolcott LE. The influence of electrical current on an infecting microorganism in wounds. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1974;238:543-551.
70. Cook AW, Oygar A, Baggenstos P, et al. Vascular disease of the extremities: electrical stimulation of the spinal cord and the posterior roots. N Y State J Med. 1976:76:366-368.
71. Richardson RR, Cerullo LJ, Meryer PR. Autonomic hyper-reflexia modulated by percutaneous epidural neurostimulation: a preliminary report. Neurosurgery. 1979;4:517-520.
72. Augustinsson LE, Carlsson CA, Holm J, et al. Epidural electrical stimulation in severe limb ischemia. Pain relief, increased blood flow and a possible limb-saving effect. Ann Surg. 1985;202:104-110.
73. Kloth LC, Feeder JA. Acceleration of wound healing with high voltage, monophasic, pulsed current. Phys Ther. 1988;68:503-508.
74. Griffin JW, Tooms RE, Mendius RA, et al. Efficacy of high voltage pulsed current for healing of pressure ulcers in patients with spinal cord injury. Phys Ther. 1991;71:21-30.
75. Brown M, Gogia PP, Sinacore DR, Menton DN. High-voltage galvanic stimulation on wound healing in guinea pigs: longer-term effects. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1995;76: 1134-1137.
76. Peters EJ, Lavery LA, Armstrong DG, Fleischli JG. Electric stimulation as an adjunct to heal diabetic foot ulcers: a randomized clinical trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2001; 82:721-725.
77. Ginsberg AJ. Ultrashort radio waves as a therapeutic agent. Med 1934;19:1-8.
78. Salzberg CA, Cooper-Vastola SA, Perez FJ, et al. The effects of nonthermal pulsed electromagnetic energy (Diapulse) on wound healing of pressure ulcers in spinal cord injured patients: a randomized, double-blind study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 1995;41:42-48.
79. Ieran M, Zaffuto S, Bagnacani M, et al. Effect of low frequency pulsing electromagnetic fields on skin ulcers of venous origin in humans: a double-blind study. J Orthop Res. 1990;8:276-282.
80. Jeran M, Zaffuto S, Moratti A, et al. PEMF stimulation of skin ulcers of venous origin in humans: preliminary report of a double blind study. J Bioelectr. 1987;6:181-188.
81. Stiller MJ, Pak GH, Shupack JL, et al. A portable pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) device to enhance healing of recalcitrant venous ulcers: a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Br J Dermatol. 1992;127:147-154.
82. Gentzkow GD. Electrical stimulation to heal dermal wounds. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1993;19:753-758.