Study Identifies Diagnostic Aid to Accurately Predict the Recurrence of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Study identifies diagnostic aid to accurately predict the recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers

NIH-funded project shows that trans-epidermal water loss could indicate if wounds are fully healed.

Detecting invisible wounds: Study could change how wound closure is defined

In patients with diabetic foot ulcers that looked healed and met the current definition of a closed wound, closed ulcers with functionally defective skin that lost more body water were likely to re-open, according to a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Diabetic Foot Consortium study, led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and published in Diabetes Care.

New test may help predict return of diabetic foot ulcers effectively

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found a promising way to predict whether a diabetic foot ulcer that looks healed on the surface is actually at risk of reopening. The test measures how much water escapes through the skin—a process called trans-epidermal water loss, or TEWL. This method, commonly used in […] The post New test may help predict return of diabetic foot ulcers effectively appeared first on Knowridge …

Detecting Invisible Wounds: New Study Could Change How Wound Closure is Defined

In patients with diabetic foot ulcers that looked healed and met the current definition of a closed wound, closed ulcers with functionally defective skin that lost more body water were likely to re-open, according to a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Diabetic Foot Consortium study, led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and published in Diabetes Care.