Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Assessment of upper-extremity inter-limb girth and volume variance to standardize diagnostic cut-offs for detection of upper limb lymphoedema in Indian women population

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1Dr. KM Annamalai, 2Dr. MS Satish, 3Dr. Jafar Khan, 4Dr. M Janarthinakani

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Due to its diverse appearances and challenges in clinical evaluation, secondary lymphedema is frequently underreported and undertreated. Normative-determined criteria from western population have high sensitivity and specificity for detection of mild lymphedema in western women. It is uncertain if these requirements apply to Indian women, whose body types differ from those of Western women. The purpose of this study was to define the typical upper extremity inter-limb variation in a sample of healthy Indian women and to establish statistically

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