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Acta Vulnologica 2011 June;9(2):53-63

Copyright © 2011 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English, Italian

Preliminary results of experimental research on a technique for measuring skin ulcer lesions

Crisci A. ¹, Moccia G. ², Malinconico F. A. ², Foroni F. ², Agresti E. ², Galietta G. ², Villaccio G. ², Esposito F. ², Falzarano A. ¹, Colella C. ¹, Gaetano F. ¹, Casucci G. ¹, Agresti M. ¹

¹ Casa di Cura S.Francesco Telese Terme, Benevento, Italy 2 Tenth Division of General Surgery and Oncologic Fisiopathology, Department of Anesthesiology, Surgery and, Emergency, Università of Naples School of Medicine, Naples, Italy

AIM:The purpose of the present research was to find a simple, inexpensive way (namely not requiring costly equipment) to diagnose and measure a skin ulcer, through experimental research that led us to work on the real area of the ulcer.
METHODS:Various ulcers were examined and mathematical calculations carried out. One hundred and ninety skin lesions (trophic, vascular ulcers etc.) were examined during a study period of five years (2004-2009). Lesions were first photographed before being subjected to geometric examination and mathematical and statistical calculations.
RESULTS:These tests allowed to find out that there is no statistically significant difference between the values of AR and ARI °C (P=0.144) and AR and ARII °C (P=0.018), with a probability index of 0.05, although the equality is greater between AR and ARI°C (variance: P=0.144, t-test: P=2, χ2: P=1.000) which would suggest the greater utility of ARI °C compared to ARII °C for evaluating the wound surface, instead of AR with a probability index of 0.05, although equality is greater between AR and ARI°C (variance: P=0.144, t-test: P=2, χ2: P=1.000) which would lead us to assume the greater utility of ARI°C compared to ARII°C for evaluating the wound surface instead of AR.
CONCLUSION: From the above we can conclude that by increasing by 14.81% the value of ARI°C we obtain the AR value of the lesion with a much faster calculation. It is therefore very easily repeatable in case of doubt or suspicion.