1. background amputation and pain may have considerable impact on health-related quality of life. 2. objectives the purpose of this study was to assess the impact of pain on health-related quality of life in a population of war related bilateral lower limb amputees. 3. materials and methods the veterans and martyrs affairs foundation (vmaf) database documented 578 patients with bilateral lower ...

gorlin-goltz syndrome (ggs) consists of ectodermal and mesodermal abnormalities. in this case report we will investigate lower extremity lesions of ggs. a 52-year-old man with ggs underwent skull and lower extremity computer tomography. radiographic findings included cervical spondylosis, transparent areas with slurred margins, and cerebral falx calcification. tibial and fibular specific cortic...

syndrome is a rare congenital syndrome involving enlarged veins and arteries, limb hypertrophy and capillary malformations. In 1900, French physicians, Klippel and Trenaunay, first described what became known as Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome after two patients presented with a triad of symptoms — port-wine stain, varicose veins, and bony and soft tissue hypertrophy involving an extremity (Klippel ...

Endovenous thermal ablation (ETA) in the form of radiofrequency (RFA) or endovenous laser (EVLA) are being used more frequently treatment venous insufficiency. Studies capturing rates thrombotic complications and recanalization can be found literature. However, data lacking regarding risk after ETA, further options available. We hereby present our subsequent repair recanalized insufficient lowe...

Superficial veins of the upper extremity are the primary location for placement of peripheral IV catheters (PIVC). It is believed that a significant portion of PIVCs placed may cross or abut valves and branching veins or occlude a significant portion of the vein, limiting the ability to aspirate blood from the PIVC. Two separate clinical investigations using ultrasound were performed to underst...

Abstract The FlowTriever Gen 1 System (Inari Medical, Irvine, California, United States) is a mechanical thrombectomy device designed to extract thrombus from the pulmonary arteries, but U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved for use in any artery or vein. From 2019 2020, three consecutive patients with extrapulmonary thrombosis involving inferior vena cava (IVC), renal, gonadal, femoropopl...

Chronic venous insufficiency of deep venous system in most cases is an acquired disorder which occurs following deep vein thrombosis, and can subsequently followed by skin changes and disability. Color Doppler sonography is the main diagnostic tool for chronic venous insufficiency, and also is a useful tool for identifying the distribution and extent of venous reflux. The aim of this study was ...