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    Glossary Chronic Leg Ulcers

    long-lasting leg sores that don't heal within six weeks

    Chronic leg ulcers are long-lasting sores or wounds on the legs that fail to heal within a typical timeframe, usually defined as six weeks or more. They are often caused by underlying conditions such as poor blood circulation, diabetes, or venous insufficiency, and can lead to significant pain, infection, and reduced quality of life if not properly managed.

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    1. Skin grafting for the treatment of chronic leg ulcers – a systematic review in evidence‐based medicine International Wound Journal · 2016 · 56 citations
    2. Chronic Ulceration of the Scalp Associated with Genetically Different Types of Congenital Ichthyosis: A Series of Four Cases Acta dermato-venereologica · 2020 · 1 citations
    3. Hair-follicle transplant as chronic skin ulcer treatment Portuguese Journal of Dermatology and Venereology · 2022
    4. Klinefelter syndrome and chronic leg ulcers Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2009
    5. Chronic nonhealing ulcer in a finger of a toddler – a rare presentation of the hair thread tourniquet syndrome International Journal of Dermatology · 2008 · 4 citations
    6. Hair-follicle Transplant Into Chronic Ulcers: A New Graft Concept 2017 · 6 citations
    7. ORAL CHRONIC ULCER: A DIAGNOSIS CHALLENGE 2019
    8. Successful Treatment of Chronic Leg Ulcers with Epidermal Equivalents Generated from Cultured Autologous Outer Root Sheath Cells Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1996 · 99 citations
    9. A pilot clinical study of hair grafting in chronic leg ulcers Wound Repair and Regeneration · 2012 · 63 citations
    10. Innovative Functional Biomaterials as Therapeutic Wound Dressings for Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2023 · 12 citations
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