By using noninvasive venous plethysmography, venography and skin morphology, 44 patients (57 limbs) with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) in lower extremity were studied , and compared with 12 normal subjects (24 limbs). The results showed that dermal nutrient disturbance caused by deep venous insufficiency accounted for 68%, and followed by perforating venous insufficiency was 44%. Furthermore compared venous refill time (VRT), segmented venous capacitancy (SVC) and maximum venous outflow (MVO) of dermal nutrient disturbance with those of exterior normal skin and normal subjects; and compared VRT, SVC, MVO of deep vein 3-4 stage reflux with those of 1-2 stage reflux and normal subjects,the differences were very significant (Ｐ＜0.05). Compared the VRT of perforating incompetence with that of competence (Ｐ＜0.01). Dermal pathology and ultramicrostructure showed that leucocytes trapping in capillary was a cause of microangiopathy. These results suggest that deep vein 3-4 stage reflux followed by calf perforating insufficiency was a main cause for dermal nutrient disturbance; lower extremity VRT reduced obviously and SVC increased significantly were hemodynamic character, leucocytes trapping in capillary was pathology basis of skin damage.
