The influence of superficial venous surgery and compression on incompetent calf perforators in chronic venous leg ulceration

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 78-82

  Gohel, M S ^a   Barwell, J R ^a   Wakely, C ^a   Minor, J ^a   Harvey, K ^b   Earnshaw, J J ^b   Heather, B P ^b   Whyman, M R ^a   Poskitt, Keith R ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic venous ulceration; Compression; Duplex; Incompetent calf perforating veins; Perforators; Superficial venous surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN SURGERY; VENOUS REFLUX;

BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VARICOSE ULCER; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 10244260504     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.09.016     Document Type: Article

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