The ankle area has fewer fat layers under the skin and is characterized by the anatomical characteristics that tendons and ...

Osteomyelitis is an infection in your bone. Osteomyelitis in your foot or ankle often develops because you have a wound on your foot that isn’t healing. You can develop osteomyelitis even if you can’t ...

Anterior incision wound complications can occur in up to 20% of patients undergoing total ankle replacement. Preoperative patient factors play an important role in determining the length of time ...

In soft tissues, however, the permanent wound cavity often collapses behind the projectile on account of the elastic behavior and displacement of tissue. [22] ...

When a soldier is shot on the battlefield, the emergency treatment can seem as brutal as the injury itself. A medic must pack gauze directly into the wound cavity, sometimes as deep as 5 inches ...

Because most wound care modalities are classified by the FDA as “devices” and not “pharmaceuticals,” there is limited evidence of effectiveness or comparative efficacy.

Clinical radiological examinations of gunshot injuries often show the presence of gas cavities in the tissue along the bullet path which provide first information about the temporary wound cavity ...