The anatomy and physiology of the venous foot pump

Anatomical Record

Volumn 293, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 370-378

  Corley, Gavin J ^a   Broderick, Barry J ^a   Nestor, Sarah M ^a   Breen, Paul P ^a   Grace, Pierce A ^b   Quondamatteo, Fabio ^a   Ólaighin, Gearóid ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Foot pump; Intermittent pneumatic compression; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Plantar venous plexus; Venous disease

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CADAVER; CIRCULATION; DISSECTION; FOOT; HUMAN; LEG; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VEIN DISEASE; WEIGHT BEARING;

CADAVER; FOOT; HUMANS; VEINS;

EID: 77149144167     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21085     Document Type: Review

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