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. 2019 Apr 22;17(2):178–186. doi: 10.1089/lrb.2019.0014

Table 4.

Details of Swelling

Variable Canada (%) International (%)
Pitting
 Yes 67.7 58.1
 No 32.4 41.9
Tissue
 Soft 79.4 71.5
 Hard 20.6 28.5
Shape distortion
 Yes 26.5 35.2
 No 73.5 64.8
Has patient been told reason
 Yes 77.9 62.2
 No 22.1 37.8
Limb involved
 Arm only 0 37.4
 Leg 95.6 59.2
 Both 4.4 3.4
Stemmers sign positive
 Right hand 66.7 21.5
 Left hand 66.7 22.4
 Right foot 80.7 47.2
 Left foot 83.8 48.7
Severity
 ISL stage I 11.8 27.9
 ISL stage II 66.2 58.7
 ISL stage III 22.1 13.4

ISL, International Society of Lymphology.