Predilection of XXXX for the medial malleolus.

@entity1 @entity7276 @entity2395 @entity1066 @entity3458 @entity3179 @entity5714 @entity15838 @entity8682 @entity6008
BACKGROUND: Ischemic @entity1066 are usually found above the lateral, and @entity3179 at the medial malleoli. Leg @entity1066 occur in at least 25% of @entity3458 ( @entity15838 ) @entity1 in clinic populations, usually in the malleolar region. The function of the large leg veins in most @entity15838 @entity1 is unimpaired. @entity1 AND METHODS: We determined leg @entity1066 location in 41 @entity3458 (SS), and 4 sickle-beta 0 thalassemic @entity1 with longstanding chronic and/or recurrent leg ulceration, and reviewed published reports of @entity6008 in @entity7276 . RESULTS: Of the 57 legs of the 45 @entity15838 @entity1 with only 1 @entity1066 , 42 (74%) were medial and 15 lateral. The difference was significant (p < 0.001). Of @entity1 with only a single @entity1066 , 22 were medial and 4 lateral. Of 15 reported @entity1 with @entity6008 related to @entity8682 or @entity2395 , 20/24 (83%) @entity1066 were medial. CONCLUSIONS: The medial malleoli are the most common site of leg ulceration in @entity15838 and in other chronic @entity5714 . This suggests that @entity3179 may play a role in the leg ulceration associated with chronic @entity5714 .
