Objective : Background: We tried to understand whether or not there are some positive correlations between leg ulcers and severity of sickle cell diseases (SCDs). Methods: All patients with SCDs were taken into the study. Results: The study included 346 patients with the SCDs (175 males). There were 50 cases (14.4%) with leg ulcers. Interestingly, the male ratio was significantly higher in pati...

Venous disease, arterial disease, and neuropathy cause over 90% of lower limb ulcers. It is useful to divide leg ulcers into those occurring in the gaiter area and those occurring in the forefoot because the aetiologies in these two sites are different. At least two aetiological factors can be identified in one third of all lower limb ulcers. Venous ulcers most commonly occur above the medial o...

Pressure ulcers are a significant health care problem for institutionalized patients, especially for the geriatric population [1]. Data from the United States indicates that about 11% of all hospital admissions and up to 25% of persons in skilled care and nursing home facilities have pressure ulcers [3-5]. In certain high-risk populations such as elderly patients with femoral fractures or hospi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relevance of pulse pressure as a predictor of foot ulcers in type 2 diabetic subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A cohort study was performed on a consecutive series of 1,945 type 2 diabetic outpatients without a foot ulcer at baseline. Incident foot ulcers were identified through the regional hospital discharge system, which contains ICD codes of current diagnoses. ...

INTRODUCTION The purpose was to examine the effectiveness of flexor tenotomy in a modified technique to prevent and heal neuropathic and neuroischaemic pressure ulcers on the tip of the toe in claw- or hammer-toe deformities in people with diabetes. PATIENTS AND METHODS A consequetive 4 years series of 38 patients was retrospectively studied. Percutaneous tenotomy on the superficial and deep ...

Chronic leg ulceration is a major cause of morbidity in homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease in Jamaica. These ulcers have features in common with venous ulcers in patients with a normal haemoglobin genotype (AA). Thus we sought to determine whether there is abnormal venous function in the legs of patients with SS disease who have ulcers. Experiments were performed on 15 SS patients with ulcers,...

OBJECTIVE We assessed the impact of endovenous ablation of incompetent superficial (great saphenous [GSV] and small saphenous [SSV]) and perforator (posterior tibial [PTPV]) veins on the healing rate of venous ulcers in patients who had failed conventional compression therapy. METHODS Patients with CEAP 6 ulcers were treated with weekly compression in a dedicated wound care center. Ulcer size...

BACKGROUND Nonspecific small bowel ulcers are rare and surgical intervention is often believed to be elective. Since the extensive investigation of the small bowel in the 1990s, there have been limited reports of these ulcers and the updates have been unsatisfactory. The aim of this study was to explore the clinical features and natural histories of nonspecific small bowel ulcers through prospe...

AIM Chronic venous ulcers usually occur as an occupational hazard due to venous insufficiency with venous hypertension. Endovenous laser treatment (EVT) is used to treat varicose veins with venous ulcers and outcome including demography assessed in the different races. PROCEDURE 145 lower limbs(right 39.3%, left 60.7%) with venous ulcers involving reflux of the great saphenous (132 cases) and...

This study was undertaken in order to follow up ulcer healing, ulcer recurrence, nutritional status and life-situation in elderly patients with leg ulcers. Of 70 patients assessed previously in 1996, 43 (61%) were still alive in 2000 and, of these, 38 (88%) participated in the follow-up. Rate of healing, recurrence and amputation were obtained from medical records and interviews with the patien...