The foot was warm, tender over the lesion, and with no crepitus. The dorsalis pedis, posterior tibial, popliteal and femoral pulses were palpable and normal in both lower limbs. There was no sensory ...

Measure the systolic arterial pressures in the following order: right brachial, right dorsalis pedis, right posterior tibial, left dorsalis pedis, left posterior tibial, and left brachial.

To interpret the findings of this examination it is necessary to know the normal occurrence of both the dorsalis pedis and the posterior tibial pulses. Previous studies on the frequency of absent ...