Endofibrosis in athletes: is a simple bedside exercise helpful or sufficient for the diagnosis?

01 juli 2009 Objective: Ankle-to-brachial index (ABI) can be easily performed by all physicians. The Ruffier-Dickson (RD) test is an easy procedure to attain moderate exercise at the bedside for physicians who do not have an ergometer. Design: Retrospective...

Iliac artery compression in cyclists: mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment

07 mei 2009 Objectives: To review the mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment options for symptomatic iliac artery compression in cyclists. Methods: Pubmed, Medline, Embase and Google were searched using combinations of the terms 'iliac artery disease', 'iliac artery...