Yabunaka K, Iizaka S, Nakagami G, Aoi N, Kadono T, Koyanagi H, Uno M, Ohue M, Sanada S, Sanada H
Department of Radiology, Katsuraji, Hospital, Kishiwada City, Osaka, Japan.
J Wound Care. 2009 May;18(5):192, 194, 196 passim. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2009.18.5.42173.
High-resolution ultrasound may be able to detect pressure ulcers before clinical signs emerge. This retrospective study found that one such early indicator is inflammatory oedema in the subcutaneous fat, which resolves as healing occurs.