Calf muscle pump impairment and delayed healing of venous leg ulcers: Air plethysmographic findings

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 537-544

  Simka, Marian ^a,b  

^a Private Healthcare Institution SANA   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Calf muscle pump; Leg ulcer; Plethysmography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PUMP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEALING; HEALING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; TREATMENT DURATION; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; VARICOSE ULCER; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34547767579     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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