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Biomechanical response of varicose veins to elastic compression: A numerical study.

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A patient-specific finite-element (FE) model of the human leg is developed to model the stress distribution in and around a vein wall in order to determine the biomechanical response of varicose veins to compression treatment. The aim is to investigate the relationship between the local pressure on the soft tissues induced by wearing the compression garment and the development and evolution of varicose veins and various skin-related diseases such as varicose veins and ulcers. Because experimental data on the mechanical properties of healthy superficial veins and varicose veins are scarce in literature, ultrasound images of in vivo varicose veins are acquired and analysed to extract the material constants using Finite Element Model Updating. The decrease in trans-mural pressure, which conditions the effectiveness of compressive treatments, is computed from the simulation results. This constitutes the original added value of the developed model as decrease in trans-mural pressures cannot be assessed experimentally by any other means. Results show that external compression is effective in decreasing the trans-mural pressure, thereby having a positive effect in the control and treatment of vein-related diseases.
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hal-00801291 , version 1 (15-03-2013)

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Pierre-Yves Rohan, Pierre Badel, Bertrand Lun, Didier Rastel, Stéphane Avril. Biomechanical response of varicose veins to elastic compression: A numerical study.. Journal of Biomechanics, 2013, 46 (3), pp.599-603. ⟨10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.043⟩. ⟨hal-00801291⟩
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