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Post-operative Doppler evaluation of 48 arterial reconstructions at the wrist
N Bellan1, S Vongsouthi, M Dauzat
1Service de Chirurgie Réparatrice et Chirurgie de la Main, CMC du Grau du Roi, Le Boucanet.
Annales De Chirurgie De La Main : Organe Officiel Des Societes De Chirurgie De La Main
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
C. W. Doppler ultrasound was used for the assessment and follow-up of 35 ulnar or radial arteries, repaired in emergency, and 13 secondarily repaired arteries, after traumatic section. Doppler examination appeared to be more sensitive than Allen test, because it can distinguish, among non functional arteries, those with or without Doppler signal. Moreover, when a Doppler signal is present, the compression test of the other artery can increase or not this signal. Thus, Doppler examination gives an help for surgical decision.