Saphenous surgery does not correct perforator incompetence in the presence of deep venous reflux

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 834-838

  Smart, W P ^a   Adam, D J ^a   Allan, P L ^a   Ruckley, C V ^a   Bradbury, A W ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOMPETENT PERFORATING VEIN; LEG ULCER; LEG VARICOSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN VALVE; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0031798095     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(98)70058-8     Document Type: Article

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