Venous disease is associated with an impaired range of ankle movement

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 556-561

  Dix, P F ^a   Brooke, R ^a   McCollum, C N ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory venous pressure; Goniometry; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULCER; VARICOSIS; VEIN DISEASE; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 0038382951     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1885     Document Type: Article

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