title: Chronic leg ulcer: does a patient always get a correct diagnosis and adequate treatment?
abstract: Patients with chronic leg ulcers have severely impaired quality of life and account for a high percentage of annual healthcare costs. To establish the cause of a chronic leg ulcer, referral to a center with a multidisciplinary team of professionals is often necessary. Treating the underlying cause diminishes healing time and reduces costs. In venous leg ulcers adequate compression therapy is still a problem. It can be improved by training the professionals with pressure measuring devices. A perfect fitting of elastic stockings is important to prevent venous leg ulcer recurrence. In most cases, custom-made stockings are the best choice for this purpose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Phlebology, Centrum Oosterwal Alkmaar, The Netherlands m.mooij@centrum-oosterwal.nl.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mooij
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere and Department of Vascular Surgery, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Laurens C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Huisman
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D053828:Stockings, Compression
keywords: Chronic leg ulcer; compression therapy; diagnostic tools; elastic stocking; treatment