Anatomy of the foot venous pump: Physiology and influence on chronic venous disease

Phlebology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 219-230

  Uhl, J F ^a,b   Gillot, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b Varicose Veins Surgical Centre   (France)

Author keywords

CVD; Foot pump; Muscular venous pumps; Plantar veins; Venous anatomy

Indexed keywords

NEOPRENE;

FOOT; FOOT PUMP; HUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; REVIEW; VEIN DISEASE; VENOUS RETURN;

CADAVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPRENE; VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; WALKING;

EID: 84866128403     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2012.012b01     Document Type: Review

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