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Arterial crush injury causes decrease in tissue perfusion at the level of the microcirculation in skeletal muscle

B D Krapohl1, P Mailänder, M Siemionow

  • 1Dep. of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.

Microsurgery
|December 14, 1999
PubMed
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Crush injuries to muscle flap feeding arteries significantly reduce microcirculatory blood flow and capillary perfusion. These arterial insults may impair skeletal muscle perfusion despite maintained blood supply through the injured vessel.

Area of Science:

  • Vascular Surgery
  • Microcirculation Research
  • Surgical Trauma

Background:

  • Muscle flaps are crucial in reconstructive surgery.
  • Understanding the impact of vascular injury on flap viability is essential.
  • Microcirculatory haemodynamics dictate tissue perfusion and flap survival.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of arterial crush injuries on muscle flap microcirculation.
  • To quantify changes in red blood cell velocity, vessel diameter, and capillary perfusion.
  • To assess the haemodynamic consequences of thrombogenic insults to feeding arteries.

Main Methods:

  • Intravital microscopy of the cremaster muscle flap in Sprague-Dawley rats.
  • Induction of one-level (common iliac artery) and two-level (common iliac artery and abdominal aorta) arterial crush injuries.

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  • Monitoring of microcirculatory parameters before and 2 hours post-injury.

    • Main Results:

    • One-level crush significantly decreased red blood cell velocity in arterioles (39.17-32.91%) and capillary perfusion (48.02%).
    • Two-level crush significantly reduced red blood cell velocity in arterioles and venules (32.06-45.69%), with a non-significant decrease in capillary perfusion (20.16%).
    • Arterial crush injuries led to significant reductions in skeletal muscle perfusion.

    Conclusions:

    • Arterial crush injuries can act as thrombogenic insults, compromising muscle flap microcirculation.
    • Significant decreases in red blood cell velocity and capillary perfusion were observed post-injury.
    • Maintaining blood flow through the crushed vessel does not prevent impaired skeletal muscle perfusion.