Popliteal vein compression syndrome the MAIN cause of DVT, unrecognised
Popliteal vein compression syndrome the MAIN cause of DVT Dr David M Grosser MB BS FRACS FRCS(London) Senior Consultant EndoVascular/ Vascular Surgeon, Gold Coast, Queensland, AUSTRALIA VERY IMPORTANT NEW WORK. Affects at least 20% of our Population Popliteal vein compression syndrome has been described in the medical literature for some 30 years. Only in the last few years has it been looked at seriously as a cause for deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE) and
Criticism of Current Ultrasound Guidelines Regarding Causes of DVT
Why is it that the standardised way of assessing the popliteal vein is carried out in the standing position when general understanding and observation demonstrate DVT occurs in the recumbent position? Popliteal Vein compression has been reported by others in France, Italy and the USA in examinations in the erect standing position in small numbers but in our observations and those by Huber in Australia have demonstrated a very high incidence of total popliteal vein compressio
