Ulcers of the Lower Extremity

Professor Ajay K Khanna, MBBS, MS, FAMS, FACS, FICS, FACRSI, MNAMS, MBA,  D.Sc, FRSTMH, FAIS, FUICC, FUWAI, FFIM, PDCR, FMAS is  Professor of Surgery and Ex Head of Department at Institute of Medical sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has more than 320 publications and has presented more than 100 Guest lectures at various forums. He has been awarded with more than 10 orations.   Dr Satyendra K Tiwary, MS, FICS, FMAS is an Assistant Professor of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has published more than 60 publications in various national and international journals. He has keen interest in academics and research with most of his research publications are from wounds and vascular surgery. 

Prevalence.- Impact of Ulceration.- Types of Ulcer.- Healing of Ulcer.- Clinical anatomy of Lower Extremity.- Approach to a case of Ulcer of Lower extremity.- Investigations for ulcer of Lower Extremity.- Microbiology of Ulcer.- Venous Ulcer.- Arterial ulcer.- Neuropathic Ulcer.- Infective Ulcer.- Diabetic Foot.- Lymphatic Ulcer.- Necrotising Fasciitis.- Pressure Ulcers.- Squamous Cell carcinoma.- Melanoma.- Basal Cell Carcinoma.- Sarcomas of Extremities presenting as ulceration.- Self Inflicted Ulceration.- Pyoderma Gangrenosum.- Vasculitis and Ulceration.- Unusual causes of lower extremity ulceration.- Grafts and Flaps for wound coverage.- Amputation.- Pain Control.- Documentation.