title: Venous ulcer review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  What is the best treatment for venous ulcers?
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compression aids ulcer healing. Pentoxifylline can aid ulcer healing. Artificial skin grafts are more effective than other skin grafts in helping ulcer healing. Correction of underlying venous incompetence reduces ulcer recurrence.
  
  
  METHODS
  POTENTIAL PITFALLS TO AVOID ARE: Failure to exclude underlying arterial disease before application of compression.Unusual-looking ulcers or those slow to heal should be biopsied to exclude malignant transformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, UK.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bevis
authors.forename: Jonothan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Earnshaw