Abstract |
Abrasions in cyclists were either treated with an occlusive hydrocolloid dressing or with tulle gauze. The main object of the study was to investigate practical questions, e.g: Could the cyclists go on racing without their injuries impeding their progress? Medical aspects evaluated in the study were: the healing time and the infection rate of the wounds. Twenty-three racing cyclists with 38 abrasions were treated with a hydrocolloid dressing and 41 abrasions in 24 cyclists with tulle gauze. The results of the study show that the occlusive dressing produces a shorter healing time (5.6 days) than the tulle gauze (8.9 days), with smaller risks of infection (0% and 10%, respectively) and a longer wearing period per dressing. The hydrocolloid dressing also gives more pain relief than the tulle gauze (91% no pain during racing with the hydrocolloid dressing, 30% with the tulle gauze) and a higher overall comfort (very comfortable to comfortable versus uncomfortable to moderately uncomfortable, respectively).
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Authors | M H Hermans |
Journal | International journal of sports medicine
(Int J Sports Med)
Vol. 12
Issue 6
Pg. 581-4
(Dec 1991)
ISSN: 0172-4622 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 1797702
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Bandages, Hydrocolloid
- Bicycling
- Colloids
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Occlusive Dressings
- Povidone-Iodine
(therapeutic use)
- Wound Healing
- Wound Infection
(prevention & control)
- Wounds and Injuries
(pathology, therapy)
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