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  • Title: Hydrostatic leg ulcers: a new classification.
    Author: Bjellerup M.
    Journal: J Wound Care; 1997 Oct; 6(9):408-10. PubMed ID: 9370586.
    Abstract:
    The classification of leg ulcers into standard aetiologies was conducted using a sample of 205 patients referred to the department of dermatology, Malmö University Hospital in Sweden. Patients with venous ulcers formed the largest group (51%). Classification was not possible in 31 patients (approximately 15%) and this formed the second largest group. A comparison of ulcer characteristics between this unclassified group and the venous ulcer group showed that the unclassified ulcers occur in patients with little or no venous disease and display different characteristics from venous ulcers. As a result of these differences, we propose that there should be a further classification of ulcers, known as 'hydrostatic' ulcers. The identification of this type of ulcer has important consequences for future ulcer management as these patients will not require venous surgery or further compression therapy following healing.
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