title: [Computerized tomography studies of the lower legs of patients with chronic venous insufficiency and arthrogenic venous stasis syndrome].
abstract: Transverse computed tomography of the lower legs in patients with chronic venous insufficiency reveals changes in the extravasal connective tissue. In the subcutaneous fat there is fibrosis - sometimes with ossification - that may extend to the periachilloregion and then embeds the Achilles tendon. The Achilles tendon has a reduced cross-section and reduced density with circumscribed, hypodense areas that are a sign of degeneration. In the muscles, areas of atrophy with lipomatous degeneration can be found as well. In the bones there are signs of increased osteoporosis; the periosteum shows osseous proliferation. The extent of these changes correlates with the degree of venous insufficiency and is most often seen in patients with the arthrogenic stasis syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie, Medizinischen Universität zu Lübeck.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schmeller
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gmelin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tichy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Busch
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
vernacular_title: Computertomographische Untersuchungen der Unterschenkel bei Patienten mit chronischer Veneninsuffizienz und arthrogenem Stauungssyndrom.