Adventitious Bursae Underlying Chronic Wounds: Another Possible Deterrent to Healing

Adventitious bursae typically develop in areas of chronic frictional irritation, usually under bony prominences. Although adventitious bursae are generally well understood, there is a paucity of data on effects of bursae underlying chronic wounds in neuropathic patients. This manuscripts reviews 4 c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jensen, Burkley, Leykum, Brian, Fiorito, Joseph, Woodruff, Darren, Bharara, Manish, Armstrong, David G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Open Science Company, LLC 2012
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Journal Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3286309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22389747
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Sumario:Adventitious bursae typically develop in areas of chronic frictional irritation, usually under bony prominences. Although adventitious bursae are generally well understood, there is a paucity of data on effects of bursae underlying chronic wounds in neuropathic patients. This manuscripts reviews 4 clinical cases, each with a neuropathic patient with adventitious bursae underlying chronic nonhealing wound and strategies for treatment.

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