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Compression Therapy for Treatment of Lower Extremity Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Venous Stasis Ulcers

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Although surgical solutions for the treatment of lower extremity chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and venous ulceration continue to be explored and implemented, non-operative management remains the primary approach to treatment world-wide. It has long been known that strict bed rest and leg elevation are effective modes of treatment. However, the impracticality of this has led to ambulatory therapy with the goals of controlling symptoms, promoting the healing of ulcers, and preventing ulcer recurrence.

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  1. Alexander D. Nicoloff
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Mayo Medical School, USA

    Peter Gloviczki MD, FACS (Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair) (Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair)

  2. Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Peter Gloviczki MD, FACS (Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair) (Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair)

  3. Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, USA

    John J. Bergan MD, FACS, FRCS (Hon.) Eng. (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus) (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus)

  4. University of Southern California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

    John J. Bergan MD, FACS, FRCS (Hon.) Eng. (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus) (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus)

  5. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    John J. Bergan MD, FACS, FRCS (Hon.) Eng. (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus) (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus)

  6. Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    John J. Bergan MD, FACS, FRCS (Hon.) Eng. (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus) (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus)

  7. Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California, USA

    John J. Bergan MD, FACS, FRCS (Hon.) Eng. (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus) (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus)

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Nicoloff, A.D., Nehler, M.R., Moneta, G.L., Porter, J.M. (1998). Compression Therapy for Treatment of Lower Extremity Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Venous Stasis Ulcers. In: Gloviczki, P., Bergan, J.J. (eds) Atlas of Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1527-4_17

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