On the Clinical Use of Pulse Plethysmography of the Calf: II. Results in Subjects with Arterial Occlusive Disease

29 patients with arterial disease of the limbs were examined by the pulse plethysmograph and a water-filled plethysmograph, to evaluate the ability of different plethysmographic parameters to discriminate between different degrees of arterial disease, classified by arteriography. The best pulse plethys mographic parameter had a discriminatory efficiency as good as, or better than, the best water plethysmographic one. Advantages and limitations of pulse plethysmography in routine diagnostics are discussed.