Excision and meshed skin grafting for leg ulcers resistant to compression therapy
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Compression therapy for venous leg ulcers
Venous (gravitational) leg ulcers are unsightly, sometimes painful and often difficult to heal. They are associated with incompetence of valves in the deep leg veins and venous hypertension. The main approaches in the management of venous leg ulcers have been to reduce the 'back pressure' in the veins by surgical removal of any varicose veins, postural drainage (elevation of the legs when the p...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.04.025