Presentation The patient presented with an arterial ulcer of the left lower leg, of 6 months duration. On investigation the ulcer was infected, very painful and had irregular edges.
The patient had arterial hypertension, chronic, long-standing arterio-venous insufficiency and morbid obesity.
Treatment After initial cleansing of the wound, Sorbalgon was loosely inserted, and the wound was covered with AquaClear. This wound dressing was left in place for 5 days.
This regimen was repeated 4 times, and then AquaClear was applied every 7 days for 5 Treatments.
Assessment Over a period of 8 weeks the ulcer healed to 90%.
Outcome The ulcer was completely healed after 86 days of Treatment.
