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In three patients we used three methods to study wound healing in leg ulcers: visual estimation by a trained nurse, quantifying bacteria and computerized image analysis. The aim for the study was to find out objective methods to study wound healing in primary health care. The leg ulcers were treated with hydrophobized dressings. The amount of bacteria and their hydrophobicity were analyzed and correlated to the clinical picture. The computerized analysis of wound photographs was a useful method to measure wound healing. It might bea routine method in future wound research. Visual estimation was still the most suitable method for clinical practice.
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Lunnergård, J., Larsson, S., Lindberg, K., Ljungh, Å. (1990). Evaluation of Wound Healing by Quantifying of Bacteria and Computerized Image Analysis — A Pilot Study in Primary Health Care. In: Wadström, T., Eliasson, I., Holder, I., Ljungh, Å. (eds) Pathogenesis of Wound and Biomaterial-Associated Infections. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3454-1_21
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