Impact of Aggressive Decongestion on the Maintenance Phase in Combined Physical Therapy for Lower Extremity Lymphedema
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Impact of aggressive decongestion on the maintenance phase in combined physical therapy for lower extremity lymphedema.
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of initial aggressive decongestion (Phase 1) on the maintenance phase of complex physical therapy (CPT). MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed 27 patients with unilateral and 3 patients with bilateral lower extremity lymphedema who started CPT between April, 2009 and October, 2010. Twelve patients elected to undergo in-hospital Phase 1 (Group I), while the other ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Vascular Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1881-641X,1881-6428
DOI: 10.3400/avd.oa.11.00037