| Biomechanical response of varicose veins to elastic compression: A numerical study. | |
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PMID: 23178041 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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A patient-specific finite-element (FE) model of the human leg is developed to model the stress distribution in and around a vein wall in order to determine the biomechanical response of varicose veins to compression treatment. The aim is to investigate the relationship between the local pressure on the soft tissues induced by wearing the compression garment and the development and evolution of varicose veins and various skin-related diseases such as varicose veins and ulcers. Because experimental data on the mechanical properties of healthy superficial veins and varicose veins are scarce in literature, ultrasound images of in vivo varicose veins are acquired and analysed to extract the material constants using Finite Element Model Updating. The decrease in trans-mural pressure, which conditions the effectiveness of compressive treatments, is computed from the simulation results. This constitutes the original added value of the developed model as decrease in trans-mural pressures cannot be assessed experimentally by any other means. Results show that external compression is effective in decreasing the trans-mural pressure, thereby having a positive effect in the control and treatment of vein-related diseases. |
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C P-Y Rohan; P Badel; B Lun; D Rastel; S Avril |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-20 |
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Title: Journal of biomechanics Volume: - ISSN: 1873-2380 ISO Abbreviation: J Biomech Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0157375 Medline TA: J Biomech Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne, CIS-EMSE, CNRS:UMR5146, LCG, F-42023 Saint Etienne, France. Electronic address: rohan@emse.fr. |
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