Effects of vacuum-compression therapy on healing of diabetic foot ulcers: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 631-636

  Akbari, Asghar ^a,b   Moodi, Hesam ^a   Ghiasi, Fatemeh ^a   Sagheb, Hamidreza Mahmoudzadeh ^a   Rashidi, Homayra ^a  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Razmejo Moghadam Laboratory   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cavalieri's principle; Conventional therapy; Diabetic foot ulcer; Healing; Randomized controlled trial; Rehabilitation; Stereology; Ulcer area; Vasotrain; VCT

Indexed keywords

CAVALIERI'S PRINCIPLE; CONVENTIONAL THERAPY; DIABETIC FOOT ULCER; HEALING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; STEREOLOGY; ULCER AREA; VASOTRAIN; VCT;

GLUCOSE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; VACUUM;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPROBABILITY SAMPLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN SURFACE; STEREOMETRY; THERAPY EFFECT; ULCER HEALING; VACUUM COMPRESSION THERAPY; WOUND DRESSING; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC FOOT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 38949092644     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.01.0002     Document Type: Article

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