Quantitative assessment of ulcer wound volume

Ulcer refers to a discontinuity of the skin exhibiting complete loss of the epidermis that is not short lived. The duration of the ulcer could last from a few weeks to even a few years. Patients suffering from such chronic skin ulcers face a huge loss of quality of life. The patients not only have t...

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Main Authors: Rani, A.M.A., Hani, A.F.M., El-Tegani, N., Chong, E., Sagar, A.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: CRC Press 2014
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spelling utp-eprints.316822022-03-29T03:30:21Z Quantitative assessment of ulcer wound volume Rani, A.M.A. Hani, A.F.M. El-Tegani, N. Chong, E. Sagar, A. Ulcer refers to a discontinuity of the skin exhibiting complete loss of the epidermis that is not short lived. The duration of the ulcer could last from a few weeks to even a few years. Patients suffering from such chronic skin ulcers face a huge loss of quality of life. The patients not only have to endure pain, but also time-consuming outpatient treatment and costs. Leg ulcers are very common, and based on the statistics, 3.5 of all adults in the United States suffer from venous leg ulcers 1. Chronic ulcerative skin lesions affect about 1.5% of the European population and represent an important medical and social problem 2. © 2014 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. CRC Press 2014 Book NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85054676703&doi=10.1201%2fb16703&partnerID=40&md5=7df428da2a9f6be8ba5a9c340a5e2089 Rani, A.M.A. and Hani, A.F.M. and El-Tegani, N. and Chong, E. and Sagar, A. (2014) Quantitative assessment of ulcer wound volume. CRC Press, pp. 219-272. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/31682/
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description Ulcer refers to a discontinuity of the skin exhibiting complete loss of the epidermis that is not short lived. The duration of the ulcer could last from a few weeks to even a few years. Patients suffering from such chronic skin ulcers face a huge loss of quality of life. The patients not only have to endure pain, but also time-consuming outpatient treatment and costs. Leg ulcers are very common, and based on the statistics, 3.5 of all adults in the United States suffer from venous leg ulcers 1. Chronic ulcerative skin lesions affect about 1.5% of the European population and represent an important medical and social problem 2. © 2014 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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author Rani, A.M.A.
Hani, A.F.M.
El-Tegani, N.
Chong, E.
Sagar, A.
spellingShingle Rani, A.M.A.
Hani, A.F.M.
El-Tegani, N.
Chong, E.
Sagar, A.
Quantitative assessment of ulcer wound volume
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title Quantitative assessment of ulcer wound volume
title_short Quantitative assessment of ulcer wound volume
title_full Quantitative assessment of ulcer wound volume
title_fullStr Quantitative assessment of ulcer wound volume
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative assessment of ulcer wound volume
title_sort quantitative assessment of ulcer wound volume
publisher CRC Press
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