title: Venous leg ulcer treatment and practice--part 1: the causes and diagnosis of venous leg ulcers.
abstract: This article, the first of a series of four on venous leg ulceration, discusses theories relating to the pathophysiology underlying the condition, and the range of diagnostic procedures undertaken to establish that ulceration is of venous origin.
authors.affiliation: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). sr2@bolton.ac.uk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rigby
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Anand
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D002196:Capillaries / Q000503:physiopathology; D015984:Causality; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000503:physiopathology; D010690:Phlebography; D017156:Photoplethysmography; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D005340:Fibrinogen