Leg ulcer
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In health care, leg ulcers are "ulceration of the skin and underlying structures of the lower extremity. About 90% of the cases are due to venous insufficiency (varicose ulcer), 5% to arterial disease, and the remaining 5% to other causes."[1] Other causes include the diabetic foot.
Treatment
There is "no statistically significant difference in healing between an antimicrobial (silver) fibrous-hydrocolloid dressing and standard alginate dressing; or an antimicrobial dressing (iodine-impregnated) and a standard fibrous hydrocolloid dressing" according to the Cochrane Collaboration. [2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Leg ulcer (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Dumville JC, Deshpande S, O'Meara S, Speak K (2012). "Hydrocolloid dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers.". Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2: CD009099. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD009099.pub2. PMID 22336859. Research Blogging.