Leg Ulcers
A leg ulcer is the breakdown in tissue on a leg or foot resulting from alterations in either the arterial or venous vessels, or both, in the lower leg. Venous leg ulcers are the most common type of leg ulcers and are the result of poor venous return to the heart resulting in sustained venous hypertension, causing swelling and tissue damage in the lower leg. [5]
- Principles of compression in venous disease: a practitioner’s guide to treatment and prevention of venous leg ulcers. (2013). Wounds International. Retrieved from http://www.woundsinternational.com/best-practices/view/principles-of-compression-in-venous-disease-a-practitioners-guide-to-treatment-and-prevention-of-venous-leg-ulcers.