Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients presenting with a draining wound more than 2 weeks after surgery should be treated for a probable ...

Osteomyelitis is an infection in your bone. Osteomyelitis in your foot or ankle often develops because you have a wound on your foot that isn’t healing. You can develop osteomyelitis even if you can’t ...

Managing challenging wounds has long been a hard test for many long-term care providers. And when wounds become infected with multi-drug resistant organisms, caregivers may find it’s a bit like adding ...

These facts are in keeping with the general impression gained from the current medical literature and recent meetings — namely, that the number of patients with malignant forms of staphylococcal ...

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, about 750,000 total knee replacements and 450,000 total hip replacements were performed in the U.S. annually, with wound complications the No. 1 reason for hospital ...

If a wound has an odor, is it appropriate to start antibiotics? Antibiotics should not be started solely due to an odor in a wound. First, clarify whether the odor is associated with the drainage or ...

It’s an unfortunate fact of life: Cuts happen to good people. But, under most circumstances, you can clean it, slap a bandage on your wound, and move on with your life. Sometimes, though, things don’t ...

Primarily derived from seaweed, these nonwoven, nonadhesive dressings comprise calcium salts of alginic acid. Fibers are spun into pads and ropes. As the dry fibers come in contact with wound drainage ...

Open areas of skin, such as scrapes and oozing pimples, heal best in moist, sealed environments. Hydrocolloid bandages, patches, and dressings can be used for this purpose. Unlike standard bandages, ...