Venous ulcers are the most common type of leg ulcer, often caused by weak veins or poor blood flow in the legs. If you have varicose veins or have had a leg injury, you might be at higher risk.

Pain is an unusual symptom in diabetic foot ulcer and may mask limb threatening complications (such as infection, abscess, critical ischemia). When an ischemic ulcer becomes infected, it may not ...

Persistent over-dilation of muscle microvasculature may be one reason causing chronic limb-threatening ischemia, recent studies by Kuopio University Hospital and the University of Eastern Finland show ...