Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Diagnosis and Treatment

Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Diagnosis and Treatment
ISBN-10
1852331720
ISBN-13
9781852331726
Category
Medical
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
John J. Bergan, Jeffrey L. Ballard

Description

Chronic Venous Insufficiency, manifesting as disabling open leg ulcers, lipodermatosclerosis and severe cutaneous hyperpigmentation is thought to affect five percent of the population over age 80 and a significant proportion, probably greater than one percent, of Western populations under age 65.

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