[High voltage electrical stimulation in leg ulcer's treatment].
The results of leg ulcers treatment in two comparative groups, A and B, are presented in the article. In the group A 22 patients with leg ulcers were treated with the use of high voltage electrical stimulation. In the group B 20 patients with leg ulcers were treated actively with the use of traditional methods. The average time of treating patients subjected to electrical stimulation was 7 weeks and in the control group the average time of treatment was 6 weeks. The healing progress was estimated on the basis of rate of wounds surfaces and volumes changes per week and their proportional changes. In the group A the average rate of ulcer surface decreasing was 1.4 cm2 per week and the average volume diminishing in this group was 1.0 cm2 per week. These indicators in the group B were respectively 1.0 cm2 and 0.6 cm3. In the group A wound surface decreased by 73.4% during the treatment and wound volume by 91.3%. In the group B these indicators were respectively 46.9% and 67.6%. After the treatment all indicators estimating the progress of wound healing in the groups A and B proved the statistically significant increases. The proportional indicators of wounds surfaces and volumes were significantly higher in the group A than in the group B.
Polak
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Katedry i Zakładu Biofizyki Lekarskiej Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej.
Franek
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Huńka-Zurawińska
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Bendkowski
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Kucharzewski
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Swist
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014456:Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing