Effect of Surgery on Resting Calf Blood Flow

N L Browse

BMJ · 1962 · 23 citations · 2 references

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Abstract

The rate at which blood flows through the muscle of the calf is a matter of concern to both physicians and surgeons, for all accept that anything effecting a reduction in flow may increase the likelihood of spontaneous intravascular thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

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