Anatomy of the subcutaneous lymph vascular network of the human leg in relation to the great saphenous vein

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-93

  Schacht, Vivien ^a   Luedemann, Wolf ^b   Abels, Christoph ^c   Von Rautenfeld, Dirk Berens ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c Dr August Wolff GmbH Co KG Arzneimittel   (Germany)

^d HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lower limb lymphatics; Lower limb veins; Lymphedema; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 60149107513     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20765     Document Type: Article

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