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In [[health care]], '''leg ulcers''' are "ulceration of the skin and underlying structures of the lower extremity. About 90% of the cases are due to [[venous insufficiency]] (varicose ulcer), 5% to [[peripheral arterial disease|arterial disease]], and the remaining 5% to other causes."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> Other causes include the [[diabetic foot]]. | In [[health care]], '''leg ulcers''' are "[[skin ulcer|ulceration of the skin]] and underlying structures of the lower extremity. About 90% of the cases are due to [[venous insufficiency]] (varicose ulcer), 5% to [[peripheral arterial disease|arterial disease]], and the remaining 5% to other causes."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> Other causes include the [[diabetic foot]]. | ||
==Treatment== | |||
There is "no statistically significant difference in healing between an antimicrobial (silver) fibrous-hydrocolloid dressing and standard alginate dressing; or an antimicrobial dressing (iodine-impregnated) and a standard fibrous hydrocolloid dressing" according to the [[Cochrane Collaboration]]. <ref name="pmid22336859">{{cite journal| author=Dumville JC, Deshpande S, O'Meara S, Speak K| title=Hydrocolloid dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers. | journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev | year= 2012 | volume= 2 | issue= | pages= CD009099 | pmid=22336859 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD009099.pub2 | pmc= | url= }} </ref> | |||
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Revision as of 08:42, 7 March 2012
In health care, leg ulcers are "ulceration of the skin and underlying structures of the lower extremity. About 90% of the cases are due to venous insufficiency (varicose ulcer), 5% to arterial disease, and the remaining 5% to other causes."[1] Other causes include the diabetic foot.
Treatment
There is "no statistically significant difference in healing between an antimicrobial (silver) fibrous-hydrocolloid dressing and standard alginate dressing; or an antimicrobial dressing (iodine-impregnated) and a standard fibrous hydrocolloid dressing" according to the Cochrane Collaboration. [2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Leg ulcer (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Dumville JC, Deshpande S, O'Meara S, Speak K (2012). "Hydrocolloid dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers.". Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2: CD009099. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD009099.pub2. PMID 22336859. Research Blogging.