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The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds


eISSN: 15526941 | ISSN: 15347346 | Current volume: 23 | Current issue: 3 Frequency: Quarterly

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds concentrates on in-depth multidisciplinary reviews of evidence-based diagnostic techniques and methods, disease and patient management, and surgical and medical therapeutics for lower extremity wounds such as burns, stomas, ulcers, fistulas, and traumatic wounds.

The journal emphasizes the science and practice of lower extremity wound care from major theoretical advances to tested clinical practice. Such care includes soft tissue reconstruction, musculoskeletal surgery, neurologic depreciation, prosthetics, and the legal and economic implications of wound management. The journal also offers evaluations of assessment and monitoring tools, dressings, gels, cleansers, pressure management, footwear/orthotics, casting, and bioengineered skin.

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds presents focused original articles, literature reviews, case reports, and commentaries about specialized topics by leading wound physicians, vascular and orthopedic surgeons, diabetologists, podiatrists, nurses, and other health-care specialists, such as:

  • Preventing and healing wounds
  • Early signs of tissue breakdown
  • Infection control
  • Debridement of wounds
  • Objective assessment
  • Significance of the size, color, and depth of wounds
  • Skin care management
  • Difficult-to-heal wounds due to a number of conditions which compromise circulation
  • Revascularization
  • Alternative and complementary care integrated with conventional care
  • Advanced wound care technologies such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy and wound vacs

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

 

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds is a quarterly publication for clinicians and researchers working in lower extremity wound care management. The journal is an international, peer-reviewed publication featuring original contributions of interest to all those involved in the treatment and research of lower extremity wounds. The journal features original articles, case reports, paradigm shifting reviews as well as articles focusing on soft tissue reconstruction, musculoskeletal surgery, neurologic depreciation, prosthetics, and the legal and economic implications of wound management. The Journal will appeal to a large interdisciplinary audience. Papers will be recruited from and will appeal to vascular surgeons, reconstructive plastic surgeons, podiatrists, orthopedic foot and ankle specialists, pedorthotists, interventional radiologists, physiatrists specializing in amputee rehabilitation, and physical therapists.

Editor-in-Chief
Nikolaos Papanas, MD, PhD Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Deputy Editor of Dermatology
Massimo Papi, MD National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty, Rome, Italy
Deputy Editor of Vascular Surgery
Kittipan Rerkasem, MD, PhD, MBA Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Founding Editor
Ragjopal Mani, DSc, FACA, FIPEM University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
Editorial Board
F. Javier Aragón Sánchez, MD, PhD Unidad de Pie Diabético / Diabetic Foot Unit, Hospital La Paloma / La Paloma Hospital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
David Armstrong, MD Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, USA
Mike Edmonds, MD, FRCP King’s College Hospital, London, UK
Xiaobing Fu, MD, PhD Wound Healing and Cell Biology Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital (304th Hospital), Beijing, China
Georgina Gethin, MD University of Northern Ireland, Gallway, Ireland
J.P. Hong, MD, PhD Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Amor Khachemoune, MD, FAAD, FACMS University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
Miltos K. Lazarides, MD, PhD Demokritos University Vascular Centre, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Shuliang Lu, MD, PhD Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Harikrishna Nair, MD Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia
Saritphat Orrapin, MD Thammasat University, Pathum thani, Thailand
Changsik John Pak, MD Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea
Alberto Piaggesi, MD, PhD Universitaria Pisana Via Paradisa, Pisa, Italy
Marco Romanelli, MD, PhD Wound Healing Research Unit, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Jirawat Saengsin, MD Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
V K Shukla, MB, BS, M Chir Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Boonying Siribumrungwong, MD, PhD Thammasat University, Pathum thani, Thailand
Gulapar Srisawasdi, MD Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Hyunsuk Peter Suh, MD Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea
Rica Tanaka, MD Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
Luc Teot, MD Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France
Luigi Uccioli, MD Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Complesso Integrato Columbus, Roma, Italy
Aristides Veves, MD, DSc Harvard Medical School, Microcirculation Lab and Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center, Boston, MA, USA
Vijay Viswanathan, MD, PhD, FRCP MV Hospital for Diabetes, M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre; WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Education and Training in Diabetes, Chennai, India
Kevin Y. Woo, PhD, RN, FAPWCA West Park Healthcare Centre, Queen's University, Toronto, Canada
Ting Xie, MD, PhD Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Hidehiko Yoshimatsu, MD The Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
Consulting Editors
TJ Ryan, DM, FRCP Hillhouse, Oxford, UK
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