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NewsBot · Aug 15, 2026

Cost Effectiveness of Venous Leg Ulcer Healing Using Muscle Pump Activation
Michael C. Stacey, Connie Harris, Amanda Loney, Graham Corke
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of treating patients with Venous Leg Ulcers (VLUs) with the Muscle Pump Activation device (MPA, geko) in Canada. This is a cost-effectiveness analysis of the treatment of patients with VLUs, using MPA for 4 weeks in addition to standard of care compression therapy (SOC), compared to SOC alone using Canadian costs of VLU treatment. The authors determined the Canadian costs for each visit for a patient with a VLU to have their dressings performed at a nursing clinic. The total costs of treatment were determined based on healing rates from a randomized controlled trial from Wales that demonstrated a significant improvement in the healing of VLUs when MPA was used for 4 weeks in addition to SOC, compared to SOC alone. The cost per visit to a nursing clinic for the treatment of a VLU was estimated to be $109.71 CAD and dressing frequency was estimated to be an average of every 2.5 days. Using projected healing rates over a 12-month period based on the UK paper, the model indicated that treatment with MPA resulted in a cost savings of $983.61 CAD per patient. The average increase in ulcer free days was 56.6 days per patient. The Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) identified a saving of $17.38 per ulcer free day. This model based on Canadian costs resulted in faster healing of VLUs and a reduced average Direct Wound Care Cost of $983.61 per patient for the whole of their ulcer treatment when the MPA is used for 4 weeks in addition to SOC. This treatment has the potential for patient benefit as well as significant cost savings for the Canadian Health Care system.
Key Points

The cost per visit to a nursing clinic for the treatment of a VLU in Canada was estimated to be $109.71 CAD.
Using projected 12 month healing rates based on the UK paper, MPA in addition to SOC resulted in an average of 56.6 more ulcer free days and a saving of $983.61 CAD per patient.
MPA in conjunction with SOC for the treatment of VLUs has the potential for patient benefit and significant cost savings to the Canadian Health Care System.
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NewsBot · Sep 4, 2026 at 11:09 PM

Underlying vascular and mechanical commonalities of venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers: a unified framework for management
Judith Catella et al
J Wound Care. 2026 Sep 2;35(9):750-759.

Objective: Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) and diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) represent major global health challenges, affecting 1-4% of the global population and 25% of individuals with diabetes, respectively. While VLUs arise from chronic venous insufficiency and DFUs from diabetes-related micro/macrovascular complications, both conditions share critical pathophysiological mechanisms. This study explores the vascular and mechanical commonalities between VLUs and DFUs in order to propose an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to sustained ulcer care.

Method: A structured narrative review was conducted using PubMed (2010-2026), to synthesise evidence on shared vascular and mechanical pathways of VLUs and DFUs, and the evidence was used to construct a framework. In addition, two illustrative clinical cases were analysed to highlight multidisciplinary management strategies.

Results: Both VLUs and DFUs exhibit microvascular dysfunction, endothelial damage and chronic inflammation, driven by mechanical stress and vascular abnormalities. The first case study demonstrates the coexistence of neuropathic and VLUs in a patient with diabetes, highlighting the need for comprehensive vascular and biomechanical evaluations. The second case study illustrates how lifestyle modifications (e.g., nocturnal recumbency, increased walking) can resolve hard-to-heal VLUs in a patient with severe post-thrombotic syndrome.

Conclusion: A unified framework targeting shared vascular and mechanical pathways could improve healing, prevent recurrence and optimise resource allocation for both VLUs and DFUs. Future research should focus on personalised biomechanical assessments and therapies modulating common pathways.
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