Trendelenburg experiment

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Trendelenburg test

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Clinical test to check the venous valves in the area of the vena saphena magna and the V.v. perforantes.

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Smear the superficial veins of the elevated leg. Application of a tourniquet on the thigh. If the superficial veins (saphenous vein) fill up from the distal side within 1/2 minute after the patient has been positioned, a perforator insufficiency is obvious; filling up the saphenous vein after loosening the tourniquet indicates an insufficient orifice valve. See also Mahorner-Ochsner experiment, see also Perthes experiment.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer