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Table 1 The calf-vein deformation in compressed states

From: The changes of the calf-vein deformation and femoral vein peak velocity during ankle pump exercise with or without graduated compression stockings

 

Rest

GCS

APF

APF + GCS

AD

AD + GCS

SV CSA (cm2)

0.65 (0.45–0.85)

0.17 (0.06–0.27)

0.61 (0.41–0.81)

0.14 (0.05–0.23)

0.01 (-0.01–0.02)

0 (0–0)

SV diameter ap (cm)

1.00 (0.85–1.15)

0.36 (0.16–0.57)

1.03 (0.84–1.22)

0.45 (0.20–0.70)

0.27 (-0.03–0.08)

0 (0–0)

SV diameter lm (cm)

0.84 (0.65–1.02)

0.33 (0.15–0.50)

0.73 (0.61–0.84)

0.26 (0.13–0.39)

0.02 (-0.02–0.07)

0 (0–0)

PTV CSA (cm2)

0.13 (0.09–0.17)

0.05 (0.03–0.08)

0.11 (0.08–0.15)

0.05 (0.03–0.07)

0.03 (0.02–0.04)

0.02 (0.01–0.03)

PTV diameter ap (cm)

0.48 (0.36–0.61)

0.25 (0.18–0.33)

0.41 (0.33–0.48)

0.27 (0.19–0.35)

0.27 (0.16–0.38)

0.15 (0.10–0.21)

PTV diameter lm (cm)

0.36 (0.30–0.43)

0.22 (0.16–0.28)

0.37 (0.31–0.44)

0.22 (0.16–0.27)

0.20 (0.15–0.25)

0.13 (0.08–0.18)

GSV CSA (cm2

0.04 (0.03–0.06)

0.02 (0.02–0.03)

0.04 (0.03–0.05)

0.03 (0.02–0.04)

0.04 (0.02–0.05)

0.03 (0.02–0.04)

GSV diameter ap (cm)

0.28 (0.23–0.33)

0.22 (0.17–0.27)

0.25 (0.20–0.30)

0.25 (0.19–0.30)

0.26 (0.21–0.31)

0.23 (0.18–0.29)

GSV diameter lm (cm)

0.19 (0.17–0.22)

0.14 (0.12–0.16)

0.21 (0.17–0.34)

0.16 (0.14–0.19)

0.18 (0.15–0.21)

0.13 (0.11–0.16)

  1. Data are means (95% CI)
  2. SV soleus vein, PTV posterior tibial vein, GSV great saphenous vein
  3. CSA cross sectional area, AP anteroposterior, LM lateromedial
  4. APF Ankle plantar flexion, AD Ankle dorsiflexion