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Academic articles

[Translated article] Compression Therapy in Dermatology
The benefit of lower limb compression therapy is not limited to chronic venous insufficiency or/and lymphoedema. Thanks to its anti-edema and anti-inflammatory effects, compression therapy is considered a beneficial adjuvant therapy to treat atypical wounds, inflammatory dermatoses, cellulitis, and traumatic wounds in the absence of contraindications. Strict contraindications are limited to severe peripheral arterial disease […]
E Conde-Montero
Compression Therapy in Dermatology
The benefit of lower limb compression therapy is not limited to chronic venous insufficiency or/and lymphoedema. Thanks to its anti-edema and anti-inflammatory effects, compression therapy is considered a beneficial adjuvant therapy to treat atypical wounds, inflammatory dermatoses, cellulitis, and traumatic wounds in the absence of contraindications. Strict contraindications are limited to severe peripheral arterial disease […]
E Conde-Montero
Punch grafting for the treatment of ulcerated atrophie blanche
Case report: A 79-year-old woman presented with a large painful ulcer on the lateral aspect of her left leg over a 6-month period and was diagnosed of ulcerated atrophie blanche. On an outpatient basis punch grafting was performed and 3 weeks after, complete epithelization was achieved. Discussion: Ulcerated atrophie blanche is a misdiagnosed disorder with […]
Ana Orbea Sopeña
How does a chronic wound change a patient's social life? A European survey on social support and social participation
Chronic wounds can severely limit patient's social life. This cross-sectional study investigated quantitatively social support of patients with chronic wounds, its association with health-related quality of life as well as qualitatively changes in social participation of these patients. Overall, 263 patients from seven countries participated. The most frequent wound class was leg ulcer (49.2%). Results […]
Toni Maria Janke
Punch grafting for skin tears with total flap loss
No abstract
Elena Conde-Montero

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[Translated article] Compression Therapy in Dermatology 31 May, 2024
The benefit of lower limb compression therapy is not limited to chronic venous insufficiency or/and lymphoedema. Thanks to its anti-edema and anti-inflammatory effects, compression therapy is considered a beneficial adjuvant therapy to treat atypical wounds, inflammatory dermatoses, cellulitis, and traumatic wounds in the absence of contraindications. Strict contraindications are limited to severe peripheral arterial disease […]
E Conde-Montero
Compression Therapy in Dermatology 21 February, 2024
The benefit of lower limb compression therapy is not limited to chronic venous insufficiency or/and lymphoedema. Thanks to its anti-edema and anti-inflammatory effects, compression therapy is considered a beneficial adjuvant therapy to treat atypical wounds, inflammatory dermatoses, cellulitis, and traumatic wounds in the absence of contraindications. Strict contraindications are limited to severe peripheral arterial disease […]
E Conde-Montero
Punch grafting for the treatment of ulcerated atrophie blanche 25 August, 2023
Case report: A 79-year-old woman presented with a large painful ulcer on the lateral aspect of her left leg over a 6-month period and was diagnosed of ulcerated atrophie blanche. On an outpatient basis punch grafting was performed and 3 weeks after, complete epithelization was achieved. Discussion: Ulcerated atrophie blanche is a misdiagnosed disorder with […]
Ana Orbea Sopeña
How does a chronic wound change a patient's social life? A European survey on social support and social participation 21 July, 2023
Chronic wounds can severely limit patient's social life. This cross-sectional study investigated quantitatively social support of patients with chronic wounds, its association with health-related quality of life as well as qualitatively changes in social participation of these patients. Overall, 263 patients from seven countries participated. The most frequent wound class was leg ulcer (49.2%). Results […]
Toni Maria Janke
Punch grafting for skin tears with total flap loss 26 August, 2022
No abstract
Elena Conde-Montero
Sequential punch grafting for treatment of ulcerative necrobiosis lipoidica 1 May, 2022
No abstract
Jon Fulgencio-Barbarin
Pain control with punch grafting in ulcers with underlying arteriolosclerosis 11 April, 2022
CONCLUSION: Punch grafting is a simple, validated and cost-effective technique that can be performed on an outpatient basis, promotes wound healing and reduces pain. It may control pain and stimulate epithelialisation even if the wound does not present with optimum wound bed characteristics for graft taking. Pain reduction and faster epithelialisation are associated with improvements […]
Lucía Quintana-Castanedo
Association of autologous punch grafting, TLC-NOSF dressing and multitype compression therapy to rapidly achieve wound closure in hard-to-heal venous leg ulcers 29 November, 2020
CONCLUSIONS: The evaluated procedure induced fast re-epithelisation of the treated ulcers. Based on our experience, this simple and successful reparative strategy may be considered as an interesting option in the treatment of venous leg ulcers of poor prognosis.
E Conde-Montero
Early and Sequential Punch Grafting in the Spectrum of Arteriolopathy Ulcers in the Elderly 9 November, 2020
CONCLUSIONS: Early punch grafting is an effective technique for pain control and healing promotion in Martorell ulcers. Punch grafting, which may be performed in an outpatient setting, is well tolerated by patients and may be repeated several times if necessary.
Elena Conde-Montero
Validation of the Spanish Wound-QoL Questionnaire 2 November, 2020
CONCLUSIONS: The Spanish version of the Wound-QoL shows good validity in clinical practice. It can be recommended for use in clinical routine and trials.
E Conde Montero