Brodie–Trendelenburg Test: Difference between revisions

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== Technique: ==
== Technique: ==
The affected leg is raised so that the veins are emptied by gravity. Around the upper thigh region a tourniquet is applied, sufficiently tightly to constrict the saphenous vien. The femoral vein blood flow is'nt obstructed. The subject is then asked to stand and the     
The affected leg is raised so that the veins are emptied by gravity. Around the upper thigh region a tourniquet is applied, sufficiently tightly to constrict the saphenous vien. The femoral vein blood flow is'nt obstructed. The subject is then asked to stand and the degree of filling of he saphenous vein is noted.      
 
 
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Introduction[edit | edit source]

This technique was originally described in the in 1846 by Brodi an popularized by Trendelenburg in 1891. The primary aim of this test was to identify an incompetency in the sapenofemoral junction.

Technique:[edit | edit source]

The affected leg is raised so that the veins are emptied by gravity. Around the upper thigh region a tourniquet is applied, sufficiently tightly to constrict the saphenous vien. The femoral vein blood flow is'nt obstructed. The subject is then asked to stand and the degree of filling of he saphenous vein is noted.

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