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Lymphoedema bandaging: the treatment of a patient with a chronic diabetic foot ulcer due to venous insufficency

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Lymphoedema bandaging: the treatment of a patient with a chronic diabetic foot ulcer due to venous insufficency

Paul Chadwick

31 May 2006

This experience suggests that in situations where four-layer compression bandaging is needed to control venous ulceration but exacerbates diabetic foot ulceration, lymphoedema bandaging may be a safe and effective approach. However, all types of compression bandaging are contraindicated by significant peripheral vascular disease.

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