Prosthetics / Amputations
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The technique of hydrogen clearance has been used in five canines to monitor blood flow in gastrocnemius muscle following sympathectomy. The contralateral nonsympathectomized limb was used as a control . Average blood flow was based on 22 pairs of desaturation data . Average blood flow in the left control limb was 6.08 ± 2 .22 ml/min/100g tissue and the right sympathectomized limb was 9.54 ± 3 .97 mI/min/100g tissue. Average blood flow increase was statistically significant (p< .005) in the sympathectomized limb over the contralateral control . The increase in muscle blood flow following lumbar sympathectomy, if of prolonged duration, may be a valuable adjunct to direct reconstructive arterial surgery in the management of symptomatic arteriosclerotic occlusive disease . The technique of hydrogen clearance is excellently suited for the monitoring of muscle blood flow and may be equally applicable in determining level of amputation n
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