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Lower Extremity

Known as: Lower Limbs, Extremity-lower, Hindlimb 
The region of the lower limb in animals, extending from the gluteal region to the FOOT, and including the BUTTOCKS; HIP; and LEG.
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Adductor longus muscle structureBiceps femoris muscle structureFlexor digitorum longus muscle structureLeg Bones
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Limb structureSkeletal system

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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Effect of early mobilisation after skin grafting to lower limbs.
We undertook a prospective, randomised study of 50 consecutive patients admitted for split-thickness skin grafting to the lower… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Duration of stretching effect on range of motion in lower extremities.
The duration of the effect of contract-relax stretching on range of motion (ROM) in the lower extremities was measured on eight… 
1984
1984
Clinical comparison of elastic supports for venous diseases of the lower limb.
Compression garments for the lower limb were tested in two groups--general support garments and anti-embolism supports. A total… 
1983
1983
Regression of C3HBA mouse tumor due to X-ray therapy combined with supplemental beta-carotene or vitamin A.
Male CBA/J mice, ingesting a vitamin A- and beta-carotene-sufficient laboratory chow, were inoculated in a hind limb with 2 X 10… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Observer variation in the interpretation of lower limb venograms.
After agreeing on diagnostic criteria and after a pilot study, two experienced radiologists twice independently reviewed 40 lower… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Radionuclide venography (RNV) in lower extremity venous disease.
Radionuclide venography (RNV) of the pelvis and lower extremity veins using /sup 99/Tc-albumin microspheres was performed in 53… 
1974
1974
Mortality of Diabetic Patients Treated Surgically for Lower Limb Infection and/or Gangrene
A retrospective study was made to ascertain the mortality rate among 100 consecutive patients with diabetes mellitus who had… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
A comparative study of strain-gauge plethysmography and Doppler ultrasound in the assessment of occlusive arterial disease of the lower extremities.
1969
1969
Clinical and experimental data on bloodless lengthening of lower extremities
1962
1962
Cortical projection of impulses in the interosseous nerve of the cat's hind limb
The 'interosseous' branch of the nerve supplying flexor digitorum longus in the cat has recently been shown to contain myelinated…