Antonio Biondi, Rosario Maria Crisafi, Michela Di Giunta, Gaspare Scuderi, Salvatore Motta, Roberto Ciuni, Francesco Basile
Venous leg ulcer is the most frequent cause of trophic lesions of the limbs in patients with chronic venous insufficiency. Appropriate management of cutaneous vascular lesions is based on systemic, vascular and local assessment. The Authors used a protease-modulating matrix in 126 patients suffering from venous leg ulcers with wound granulation: 81 (64.2%) patients with primary chronic reflux disorder and varicose veins and 45 (35.8%) post-thrombotic; in addition 30 patients (23.8%) had peripheral arteriopaty and 41 (32...
September 2009: Annali Italiani di Chirurgia