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How useful is an ankle brachial test when the artery in question is the peroneal artery from ankle to mid calf?

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ABI: Is a test to give some indication of bloodflow. While it can be done alone it is often done with PVR's.mthe test has its limitations. I believe the posterior tibial artery is the grater influence in the ABI test.

Dr Juchau agreed

Answered 5/19/2020

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