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The use of tonometry in the assessment of upper extremity lymphoedema
H C Chen1, B M O'Brien, J J Pribaz
1Microsurgery Research Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
British Journal of Plastic Surgery
|July 1, 1988
Abstract:
The use of a specially designed tissue tonometer in 17 lymphoedema patients, who were treated with multiple lymphaticovenous anastomoses, with a follow-up period of up to 18 months, gives a quantitative measurement of "softness" and correlates well with their subjective feeling. It would appear to complement limb volume and circumferential limb measurements.