Lateral Rotation Mattresses for Wound Healing
Carol Anderson, RN, PHN, and Laurie M. Rappl, PT, CWS; Ostomy/Wound Management April 2004:50(4):50-62.
Report on use of lateral rotation for Stage 2, 3, 4 pressure ulcers on 30 patients in home health and long term care.  Results:  Stage 2 ulcers averaged 9 weeks to closure, Stage 3 and 4 ulcers averaged 11 weeks to closure.  Closure rate of 16% per week for Stage 2 ulcers and 12% per week for Stage 3 and 4 ulcers compare favorably with 5% per week on low-air-loss recently reported in literature.

Rotational Therapy:  A Case Study in Healing and Prevention
Allison Patterson, OT(C) and Laurie Rappl, PT, CWS
Documents the cost-effectiveness of rotational therapy for healing a long-standing wound in a bed-ridden patient after low-air-loss, air-filled, and air/foam surfaces had failed.

Rotational Therapy in the Treatment of Multiple, Weight-Bearing Pressure Ulcer Sites
Kay James, PT and Melissa Dunn, RPTA
Report on the use of rotational therapy for the treatment of a medically complex patient with 21 pressure ulcers on his lower body.  Patient had severe limitations in mobility due to contractures and poor nutrition.  Results:  After installation of rotational therapy, notable improvement – 100% in some cases – was seen in the patient’s ulcers, most significantly, in those on the weight-bearing surfaces.

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