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.
