DOI: 10.36347/sasjs

Pages: 175-179

Leg and foot ulcers are one of the very common conditions presenting to our surgical OPD in NMCH&RC. The varying etiological factors, presence of complicated systemic diseases make the treatment of ulcers very difficult. Chronic ulcers in old people definitely cause considerable morbidity and mortality. This study was undertaken in the Department of General Surgery, Navodaya Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Raichur. During the period between Dec 2013 and Jun 2015, 60 cases of benign ulcers of leg and foot ulcers admitted to various surgical units were studied according to the proforma IX. In a study group of 60 cases, most of the patients with leg ulcers had an underlying systemic disease such as Diabetes mellitus, venous valvular insufficiency, arterial occlusion secondary to Thromboangitisobliterans & atherosclerosis. Hence the treatment of the underlying cause is far more important than the choice of dressing.