Blood flow "stealing" phenomenon in the foot as one of the causes of ischemia of the toes

An examination of 750 patients with chronic ischemia of lower extremities has revealed 12 patients whose foot arteries pulsation could be determined by pulpation. However, by means of angiography of the ischemic lower extremity, ultrasound flowmetry of the foot arterial arch with the use of compression tests these patients were found to have the syndrome of "robbing" the foot bloodflow.