title: A survey of persisting leg and/or foot pain in vascular surgery patients.
abstract: Two surveys were performed on more than 100 postoperative peripheral vascular procedure patients in order to ascertain the incidence and extent of prolonged lower limb pain. There was a significant number of patients who continued to experience moderate or greater degrees of disability associated with their pain at more than 7 months postoperatively. A multidisciplinary approach to the management of peripheral vascular patients is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Physiotherapy Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Jagiello
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tapper
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lawrence-Brown
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008019:Life Style; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012775:Shoes; D016896:Treatment Outcome