Volume 54 - Issue 9 - September, 2008
Feature
Empirical Studies
09/01/2008
Mobility impairment is an unintentional and largely unrecognized consequence of injection drug use (IDU). This impaired mobility in combination with other potential pathologic changes to the veins, muscles, and joints of the lower legs from...
Mobility impairment is an unintentional and largely unrecognized consequence of injection drug use (IDU). This impaired mobility in combination with other potential pathologic changes to the veins, muscles, and joints of the lower legs from...
Mobility impairment is an...
09/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Guest Editorial
09/01/2008
In August 2007, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) endorsed a policy of nonpayment for Stage III and Stage IV hospital-acquired pressure ulcers effective October 2008.1 Policy has an interesting way of shaping both science...
In August 2007, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) endorsed a policy of nonpayment for Stage III and Stage IV hospital-acquired pressure ulcers effective October 2008.1 Policy has an interesting way of shaping both science...
In August 2007, the Center for...
09/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
09/01/2008
A clean, beefy-red wound bed often represents a good sign of wound healing. However, many interventions may be necessary before a wound reaches this point. As a general surgeon, I am often asked to consult on wounds that clearly require...
A clean, beefy-red wound bed often represents a good sign of wound healing. However, many interventions may be necessary before a wound reaches this point. As a general surgeon, I am often asked to consult on wounds that clearly require...
A clean, beefy-red wound bed...
09/01/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
