Buerger’s test

Buerger’s test

What is a Buerger’s test? Buerger’s test, also known as the Buerger’s maneuver, is indeed used to assess arterial sufficiency in the lower extremities, particularly in the legs. It is named after Dr. Leo Buerger, a physician who first described the condition now known as thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease) in 1908. Buerger’s disease is a…