Excessive pressure in multichambered cuffs used for sequential compression therapy

Physical Therapy

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1000-1008

  Segers, Patrick ^a   Belgrado, Jean Paul ^a   Leduc, Andre ^a   Leduc, Olivier ^a   Verdonck, Pascal ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Compression therapy; Deep venous thrombosis; Lymphedema; Mastectomy; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CUFF; DISEASE COURSE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHYSICAL MODEL; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TIME;

EID: 0036789998     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/82.10.1000     Document Type: Article

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