Basic Study on a Powered Orthosis for Paralyzed Lower Limbs

The mid-aortic syndrome is an uncommon clinical condition characterized by severe narrowing of the descending aorta, usually with involvement of its renal and visceral branches, presenting with uncontrollably elevated blood pressures of the upper body, renal and cardiac failure, intestinal ischemia, encephalopathy symptoms and claudication of the lower limbs, although clinical presentation is variable. In this article we report the case of an eleven-year-old patient with the initial diagnosis of a mid-aortic syndrome and present the computed tomography angiography pictures and reconstructions before and after surgical therapy.

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Comparison of standardised lymphoscintigraphic function test and high resolution sonography of the lymphoedema of legs

Phlebologie ◽

10.1055/s-0037-1622238 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 37 (05) ◽

pp. 247-252 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

V. S. Brauer ◽

W. J. Brauer

Keyword(s):

Lower Leg ◽

Clinical Findings ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Fatty Tissue ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Function Test ◽

Unreliable Method ◽

Negative Conclusion ◽

Fine Disperse

SummaryPurpose: Comparison of qualitative and quantitative sonography with the lymphoscintigraphic function test and clinical findings in legs. Patients, methods: In 33 patients a lymphoscintigraphic function test of legs combined with measurement of lymph node uptake was performed and subsequently compared with sonography. Sonographic criteria were: Thickness of cutis, thickness of subcutanean fatty tissue and presence of liquid structures or fine disperse tissue structure of lower limbs, foots and toes. Results: In 51 legs uptake values lie in the pathologic area, in four legs in the grey area and in ten legs in the normal area. The cutis thickness in the lower leg shows no significant correlation with the uptake. The determination of the thickness of the subcutanean fatty tissue of the lower leg and of the cutis thickness of the feet turned out to be an unreliable method. In 47% of the medial lower legs and in 57% of the lateral lower legs with clinical lymphoedema sonography is falsely negative. Conclusion: Early lymphoedema is only detectable with the lymphoscintigraphic function test. In the case of clinical lymphoedema clinical examination is more reliable than sonography.

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Untersuchungen zur Quantifizierung der Änderung der Skelettmuskeldurchblutung nach Gefäßrevaskularisationen mit einem 99mTechnetiummarkierten Tracer

Nuklearmedizin ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1629534 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 29 (05) ◽

pp. 215-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R. Benning ◽

K. Nagel ◽

M. Jugenheimer ◽

S. Fischer ◽

S. Worthmann ◽

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Keyword(s):

Transluminal Angioplasty ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Surgical Patients ◽

Treadmill Test ◽

Negative Results ◽

Clinical Observations ◽

Before And After ◽

Comparative Results ◽

First Time ◽

Percutaneous Transluminal

A new 99mTc-labelled tracer (99mTc-Sestanriibi) was used for the first time to demonstrate the perfusion of the skeletal muscle. In 16 patients with obstructive atherosclerosis of the lower limbs the change of perfusion of thigh and lower leg was studied with SPECT before and after vascular surgery (n = 11) or percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (n = 5). Comparative results of scintigraphic measurements and clinical observations (ancle-arm pressure, treadmill test) in 10 surgical patients (14 operated legs) showed correct positive or negative results in 86% (12/14).

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