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Leg Ulcers
UK sources of information and / or support
The leaflets section of Patient UK
Includes a leaflet called Venous Leg Ulcers
Tissue Viability Society
A professional organisation to raise standards of good practice in the prevention and treatment of pressure sores, leg ulcers and chronic wounds. However, contains information for carers and patients and the society publishes a number of educational leaflets.
Lindsay Leg Club Foundation
Aims to motivate and empower patients to take ownership of their care. Also seeks to advance education in all aspects of leg health among sufferers, carers, and health professionals.
The Circulation Foundation
Dedicated to raising funds for research and awareness of vascular (circulatory) disease. Their website includes information on various vascular diseases including leg ulcers.
Subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery.
British Association of Dermatologists
Their website aims to be a source for members of the public searching for reliable information about the skin and skin diseases. See their patient information section.
British Skin Foundation
Provides reliable information on various skin disorders, including leg ulcers.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Venous Leg UlcersPatient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Lindsay Leg Club FoundationMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Leg UlcersUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Leg UlcersLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Ulcers (Leg)Other - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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