TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ahmed Mahmoud Kadry
AU  - Adel Abdelhamid Nosseir , 
AU  - Amina Aly Gamal Eldin , 
AU  - Zizi Mohammed Ibrahim , 
TI  - Pulsed radio Frequency energy in treatment of chronic cutaneous ulcers  in the lower limb / 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Ahmed Mahmoud Kadry , 
KW  - Ki67
KW  - lower limb ulcers
KW  - Pulsed radio frequency energy
N1  - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery; Issued also as CD
N2  - Purpose: to investigate the efficacy of pulsed radio frequency energy as  physical therapy modality in the treatment of chronic lower limb ulcers.  Methods: Forty patients who had chronic unhealed lower limb ulcers  (diabetic foot ulcer) for longer than three months selected in the period  between May 2014 and Dec 2015 from Egypt Railway Hospital (Department  of General Surgery) participated in this study. Their ages were ranged from  40-50 years with mean value 43.99±2.843 years. Patients who met the  selection criteria were divided randomly into two equal groups, Group (A):  Pulsed Radio Frequency Group received PRFE with pulse width 400 æsec, 70  pulses per second with average power of 23 w for 30 min, 3 sessions per week  for 6 weeks and medical care. Group (B) (Medical Treatment Group) received  medical care only. Measurements: Wound surface area (WSA) was assessed  by Digital Camera and ImageJ 1.49. v computer software, wound volume and  Ki-67% were assessed before treatment and after 6 weeks of treatment.  Results: The findings of this study indicated significant decrease in WSA and  wound volume with significant increase in the Ki-67% after treatment in both  groups A and B (P<0.0001). There was significant difference between both  groups after treatment in WSA (p<0.0001), wound volume (p=0.010) and Ki- 67% (p<0.0001) with favored results in group A. Conclusion: Pulsed radio  frequency energy for 6 weeks is an effective adjuvant therapy in treatment of  chronic lower limb ulcers through accelerating wound healing, reducing  wound surface area (WSA) and wound volume
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