Detection and treatment of claudication due to functional iliac obstruction in top endurance athletes: a prospective study

09 februari 2002 Background: Endurance athletes often have restrictions in flow in their iliac arteries during exercise. Such restrictions have previously been ascribed solely to intravascular lesions. We postulate that flow could also be restricted by functional...

Flow limitations in the iliac arteries in endurance athletes. Current knowledge and directions for the future

01 oktober 1999 Pain and powerless feeling in the leg during cycling may indicate a serious problem that limits the performance in cyclists. Apart from the well-known muscular and neurological origin, such complaints can also be attributed to flow limitations in the...