Current methods of measuring ulcers. A review.
Following a critique of the literature concerning two-dimensional and three-dimensional measurement of ulcers, the authors describe an interrater and intrarater reliability study on linear measurement of an ulcer. Analysis of the results infers that neither method is reliable.
Houghton
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Department of Podiatry, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.
Kippen
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D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014894:Weights and Measures