PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF LIMB LYMPHEDEMA - PRELIMINARY-RESULTS IN AN UNIVERSITY OUTPATIENT SERVICE

Authors
ANDRADE MFC ANDRADE MAC LEAO PP
Citation
Mfc. Andrade et al., PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF LIMB LYMPHEDEMA - PRELIMINARY-RESULTS IN AN UNIVERSITY OUTPATIENT SERVICE, Lymphology, 29, 1996, pp. 187-189
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
Lymphology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00247766
Volume
29
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
S
Pages
187 - 189
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-7766(1996)29:<187:PTOLL->2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Twenty-three patients with unilateral arm or lower limb lymphedema wer e treated according to Foldi's method in our outpatient unit. Mean swe lling reduction after descongestive phase was 37%, for all patients. A rm swelling had greater decrease than lower limb edemas, 44 and 33%, r espectively. Long term follow-up is needed in order to evaluate result s, but preliminary results permit us to provide adequate outpatient ly mphedema treatment.