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2. Unna's boot - Wikipedia

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   For venous stasis ulcers, the paste-impregnated wrap is covered by an elastic layer, generally an elastic wrap ("ACE" bandage) or self-adherent elastic bandage such as Coban; this is referred to as a 2-layer compression bandage. An alternative treatment is a 4-layer, graduated compression wrap (Pro-Fore is an example). Evidence indicates that ...

3. Negative-pressure wound therapy - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] [3] The use of this technique in wound management started in the 1990s and this technique is often recommended for treatment of a range of wounds including dehisced surgical wounds, closed surgical wounds, open abdominal wounds, open fractures, pressure injuries or pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous insufficiency ulcers, some ...

4. Compression stockings - Wikipedia

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   Hippocrates treated his patients' leg ulcers with tight bandages, which were described in his Corpus Hippocraticum (450–350 BCE). [25] Galen (130-200 CE) used wool and linen compression bandages to prevent blood from pooling in the legs, and Oribassius (324 CE) would use tight bandages to treat leg ulcers. [6]

5. Dressing (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Excessive wound discharge would cause the gauze to adhere to the wound, thus causes pain when trying to remove the gauze from the wound. Bandages are made up of cotton wool, cellulose, or polyamide materials. Cotton bandages can act as a secondary dressing while compression bandages provides good compressions for venous ulcers.

6. Venous ulcer - Wikipedia

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   A 2021 systematic review found that compression dressings probably reduce pain and help ulcers to heal more quickly (usually within 12 months) and may also improve quality of life. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] However, it is not clear whether or not compression bandages have any unwanted effects or if the potential health benefits of using compression ...

7. Bandage - Wikipedia

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   The term 'compression bandage' describes a wide variety of bandages with many different applications. Short stretch compression bandages are applied to a limb (usually for treatment of lymphedema or venous ulcers). This type of bandage is capable of shortening around the limb after application and is therefore not exerting ever-increasing ...