Strategy for the treatment of chronic leg wounds: a new model in Poland.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to implement and evaluate a system of care for patients with chronic leg ulceration (CLU) in Poland.

Methods: All patients within two defined geographical areas in Poland were identified for inclusion in the study. A model of care was developed based on guidelines, including the appropriate education of health professionals treating patients, access to non-invasive methods to determine the ulcer aetiology, compression therapy in those with proven venous ulceration.

[Apophyseal rupture of ischial bone tuberosity].

The apophyses of the pelvic skeleton are the insertion zones of strong muscles and tendons and are soft points towards the end of growth. Apophyseal ruptures have quite often occurred as a consequence of overstressing in the context of certain athletic disciplines. Reported in this paper are two of the authors' own cases of apophyseal rupture of Tuber ossis ischii.