Table 4.

Recurrence rate of venous ulcers at 5 years

	Group A	Group B
	Total recurrence	Total recurrence
	38/142 pts (26·76%)	84/142 pts (59·15%)
Age range
48–64 years	18/42 (42·85%)	17/39 (43·58%)
65–79 years	12/62 (19·35%)	38/67 (56·71%)
80+ years	8/38 (21·05%)	29/36 (80·55%)
P value
48–64 years	<0·003
65–79 years	<0·002
80+ years	<0·002