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Managing a patient’s symptoms in bilateral arterial leg ulceration

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Managing a patient’s symptoms in bilateral arterial leg ulceration

Gail Powell

18 October 2010

Arterial ulceration of the lower limb accounts for approximately 9–22% of all cases of leg ulceration (Briggs and Closs, 2003). Hankey et al (2006) found that 20% of adults over the age of 55 are affected by peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which is a powerful predictor of myocardial infarction, stroke and death due to vascular causes.

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