Therapeutic considerations in the podiatric care of ulcerations.

In this excellent article, Dr. McCarthy presents some of the most current concepts in the treatment of lower extremity ulcerations. This common clinical finding is frequently frustrating and difficult to treat effectively. It also requires a high degree of suspicion as to the primary underlying cause and many hours of careful treatment and follow-up to prevent serious secondary complications, such as infection and gangrene. The emphasis on therapeutic approaches lends much useful information in our fight with this condition and its sequelae.