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The factors involved in the predisposition to deep venous thrombosis, with their particular application to paraplegia, have been discussed.
Twenty-five paraplegics have been investigated, both clinically and radiologically.
The techniques of phlebography and the interpretation of the resulting films have been briefly described.
The significant phlebographic findings were that in 33 of 50 limbs the normal soleal sign was absent. This has been thought to be due to absence of tone in the soleus muscle.
Seven of the 50 limbs (14 per cent.) showed evidence of previous deep venous thrombosis. The relatively high incidence of thrombosis in paraplegics has been discussed in the light of previous published reports.
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Philipps, R. The incidence of deep venous thrombosis in paraplegics. Spinal Cord 1, 116–130 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1963.10
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