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Venous ulcers can be debilitating, painful, and challenging to treat for healthcare professionals. It is reported that between 10 and 35% of the population has some form of venous disease and that 80 to 95% of leg ulcers are a result of chronic venous disease (Kline & Sieggreen, 2004). What is chronic venous insufficiency? Chronic venous insufficiency can be defined as venous hypertension of the deep and superficial veins, and may be complicated by incompetent venous valves causing reflux, o

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