Leg ulcers : a practical approach to management

Author(s)

• Negus, David
• Bergan, John J.

Bibliographic Information

Leg ulcers : a practical approach to management

David Negus with contributions by John J. Bergan ... [et al.]

Butterworth-Heinemann, c1995

2nd ed.

Note

Previous ed.: 1991

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This didactic guide to the diagnosis and treatment of leg ulcers has been updated to incorporate recent advances, such as more accurate venous investigations and research in aetiology which is now at the molecular level.

Table of Contents

• FULL CONTENTS: PART ONE: BASIC PRINCIPLES: Historical background
• the extent of the problem
• The blood vessels of the lower limb: applied anatomy
• Venous return from the lower limb: muscle pumps, normal and disordered function
• The pathology of leg ulcers and of venous disorders
• PART TWO: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Diagnosis: history and examination
• Diagnosis: non-invasive investigations
• Invasive investigations: radiology and pressure measurements
• The differential diagnosis of leg ulcers
• Primary ulcer healing
• The treatment of venous disorders: I Surgery and injection sclerotherapy for superficial venous incompetence
• The treatment of venous disorders: II Deep venous reconstruction
• The treatment of ischaemic ulceration
• The treatment of other leg ulcers
• Recurrent ulceration: prevention, diagnosis and treatment
• compression hosiery
• Appendix: the prevention of deep vein thrombosis
• Glossary: drugs, dressings, compression bandages and hosiery in the UK and USA
• Index.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA28624298
• ISBN:
  • 0750616970
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 261 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 616.545
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Leg -- Ulcers