• Trauma to the body may result in a compromise to the arterial, venous or lymphatic systems.
• Trauma to the body may result in changes to the bony architecture of the skeleton.
• Trauma to the body may result in a loss of tissue layers - epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous soft tissue, muscle or bone.
• Trauma to the body may result in damage to body parts or organs.
• Trauma to the body may result in loss of body parts or organs.

All of the above situations present different problems, all of which could lead to skin ulcers. You must evaluate each condition separately to identify the underlying reason for that ulcer.

Authored by Dr. Allan Freedline and Dr. Tamara D. Fishman. 

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