[Comprehensive treatment of crural ulcers].
The authors present 65 patients treated in the stage C6 of chronic venous insufficiency. Conservative therapy was performed in the cases with large ulcers associated with crural edema. Recovery was observed in 47 cases (73%) during 5 months. Recurrence authors in 3 patients (5%) and the treatment was not successful in 7 cases (10%). In 8 patients primary or secondary surgical treatment was performed. The average period of treatment was 1.6 months. (Tab. 1, Ref. 24.)
Belacek
J
J
Dpt of Surgery, Derer's Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia. bll@fmed.uniba.sk
Carsky
S
S
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*