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Venous leg ulcers and arthropathy.

P M Gaylarde1, H J Dodd, I Sarkany

  • 1Department of Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital, London.

British Journal of Rheumatology
|April 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Reduced ankle mobility hinders the venous muscle pump, increasing lower leg venous pressure. This can cause skin hypoxia, leading to gravitational ulcers and reciprocal damage to ankle joints and veins.

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Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Vascular Biology
  • Rheumatology

Background:

  • Reduced ankle mobility impairs the lower leg's venous muscle pump, elevating venous pressure.
  • Elevated venous pressure causes cutaneous hypoxia via arteriolar vasoconstriction, a factor in gravitational ulcer development.
  • The study explores the link between rheumatoid arthritis, impaired venous pump function, and leg ulcers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that impaired ankle mobility contributes to rheumatoid arthritis-associated leg ulcers.
  • To examine the reciprocal relationship between venous hypertension, ankle joint arthropathy, and venous leg ulcers.

Main Methods:

  • The study is based on previous findings and presents a hypothesis.
  • It integrates existing knowledge on venous pressure, cutaneous hypoxia, and joint health.

Main Results:

  • Impaired ankle mobility leads to increased venous pressure and cutaneous hypoxia, contributing to gravitational ulcers.
  • Venous insufficiency can cause ankle arthropathy, and prolonged venous hypertension may damage both ankle joints and veins.
  • This reciprocal damage explains the common co-occurrence of ankle arthropathy and venous leg ulcers.

Conclusions:

  • Sustained elevation of venous blood pressure causes chronic, reciprocal damage to the ankle joint and veins.
  • This mechanism explains the frequent association between ankle arthropathy and venous leg ulcers in patients.

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