Christine Jeffrey Fahmy

Efficacy of vacuum compression therapy on vascular ulcers healing / فاعلية العلاج بضغط الفراغ على إلتئام القرح الوعائية Christine Jeffrey Fahmy ; Supervised Zakaria Mowafy Emam Mowafy , Mohamed Elsherif Elsarky - Cairo : Christine Jeffrey Fahmy , 2010 - 207P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Phsical Therapy for Surgery

Purpose : To evaluate the efficacy of vacuum compression therapy on vascular ulcer healing . Methods of evaluation (Wound surface area and ankle brachial pressure index) Results showed that the vacuum compression therapy is beneficial in improving healing of the vascular ulcer as manifested by decreasing ulcer surface areaand increasing ankle brachial pressure index



Vacuum compression therapy Vascular ulcer Wound surface area and ankle brachial pressure index