This content is machine translated Multimorbidity and functional capacity in old age Clarify individual health status and reduce risks The term “frailty” describes the state of increased vulnerability to an unfavorable health outcome and includes, among other things, falls, acute confusion (delirium) and restrictions in functional skills relevant to...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment Surgical wound complications Demographic change is also influencing the prevalence and therefore the relevance of postoperative complications. Surgical wound complications in particular not only have a negative impact on individual morbidity, mortality and...… CME-Test
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Plastic surgery and reconstructive microsurgery for DFS Functional limb preservation between infection control, vascular medicine and resurfacing Diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) is one of the most serious and functionally significant complications of diabetes, with a high number of functionally relevant amputations. DFS is not to be understood...… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment and dermal defect coverage Fish skin matrix for the treatment of complex ulcers The treatment of complex wounds, particularly large and deep skin defects, is a considerable challenge and there is a need for innovative approaches. As various case reports from clinical practice...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Treatment of infected wounds and wounds at risk of infection Focus on an interdisciplinary perspective Experts from various specialist disciplines questioned common myths about wound care and presented solutions to improve the care situation. One quintessence was that modern wound care requires a paradigm shift...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic and hard-to-heal wounds Benefit from the advantages of outpatient negative pressure wound therapy If wound healing stagnates under conventional local treatment, the use of negative pressure wound therapy (N PWT) can be useful. Also known as “vacuum therapy” or “vacuum sealing therapy”, NPWT...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Gonarthrosis and coxarthrosis: update on conservative treatment Pain relief, targeted movement and relief Age-associated degenerative processes in the hyaline cartilage are common. In the case of symptomatic osteoarthritis at an early stage, conservative treatment is initially sought. In addition to classification and localization...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic back pain Care in the virtual hospital – the Back@home project As part of the Back@Home study, the effectiveness of a virtual hospital model is being evaluated in patients with musculoskeletal back pain who present to the emergency room. One of...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Longevity Medicine 2025 From anti-ageing to precision prevention Longevity Medicine in 2025 is less a marketing term than a clinical work program: moving away from fuzzy “anti-aging” promises towards measurable risk, biomarker and intervention logic. Drivers are a...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated New practice guideline for fibromyalgia syndrome Good times, bad times Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) have comparatively low muscle strength in the static and moving muscles. The most important thing is therefore to get patients moving. Regular exercise has been...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Chronic musculoskeletal pain How can the use of analgesics be optimized in multimodal therapy? Musculoskeletal pain is complex and often underestimated. Pain sensitization plays an important role in chronification. In the long-term use of currently available analgesics, there may be conflicting goals with regard...…
