Preventing recurrence of leg ulcers in older adults with peripheral vascular disease: identifying predictors and evaluating strategies.

周围血管疾病-四肢动脉和静脉疾病-导致1-4%的60岁以上成年人慢性腿部溃疡。溃疡是缓慢的，难以愈合，愈合后，高达70%复发，许多在几周内。本研究的目的是确定预测因素并评估预防慢性腿部溃疡复发的策略;并提高我们对患有慢性腿部溃疡的成年人的生物学，局部疾病和健康之间关系的理解。

Peripheral vascular disease – disease of the arteries and veins in the limbs – leads to chronic leg ulcers for 1–4% of adults aged over 60. The ulcers are slow and difficult to heal and after healing, up to 70% recur, many within a few weeks. The aim of this research is to identify predictors and evaluate strategies to prevent recurrence of chronic leg ulcers; and improve our understanding of relationships between biology, localised disease and health in adults suffering from chronic leg ulcers.