Tissue fluid pressure and flow in the subcutaneous tissue in lymphedema - hints for manual and pneumatic compression therapy

Phlebolymphology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 144-150

  Olszewski, Waldemar L ^a,b,c   Jain, Pradeep ^d   Ambujam, Govinda ^d   Zaleska, Marzanna ^a   Cakala, Marta ^a   Gradalski, Tomasz ^e  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b CENTRAL CLINICAL HOSPITAL   (Poland)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Indian Lymphology Centers   (Poland)

^e Lymphedema Clinic St Lazarus Hospis   (Poland)

Author keywords

Lymphedema; Manual massage; Pneumatic compression; Subcutaneous tissue; Tissue fluid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; FIBROSIS; FLUID FLOW; HUMAN; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INGUINAL REGION; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MASSAGE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TISSUE PRESSURE;

EID: 78650625447     PISSN: 12860107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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