Regarding Takahashi PY, Chandra A, Cha SS, Crane SJ. A predictive model for venous ulceration in older adults: results of a retrospective cohort study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2010;56(4):60–66

Dear Editor,
  This brief letter of explanation and discussion describes the major findings in the two articles under comparison: A cross-sectional evaluation of the association between lower extremity venous ulceration and predictive risk factors¹ and A predictive model for venous ulceration in older adults: results of a retrospective cohort study.² Whi

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  Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is increasingly used in the management of problem wounds, notably diabetic foot ulcers. However, concerns about unnecessary, inappropriate, and prolonged use of this adjunctive treatment exist. A case report of a 52-year-old patient with diabetes mellitus, Charcot foot, and a nonhealing plantar ulcer who had received HBO treatments only illustrates these concerns. He presented with normal pedal pulses, adequate transcutaneous partial oxygen pressure levels, no offloading footwear, and a heavily contaminated ulcer (Pseudomonas

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