Comparative results of non-operative multi-modal therapy for filarial lymphoedema

Comparative results of non-operative multi-modal therapy for filarial lymphoedema

A comparative analysis of different conservative modes of therapy for lymphoedema, largely of Filarial origin, was conducted in a trial therapy unit in Chengalpattu, a Filarial endemic district in Tamil Nadu. Results were compared using a single chambered intermittent pneumatic compression pump, hea...

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Main Authors:	S. B. Gogia, N. C. Appavoo, A. Mohan, M. Burney Kumar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2009-01-01
Series:	Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:	filariasis heat therapy interferential therapy lymphoedema pneumatic compression
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699307

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