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Cast immobilization and tibial diaphyseal blood flow: An initial study
Author(s) -
Triffitt Paul D.,
Cieslak Catharine A.,
Gregg Paul J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.041
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1554-527X
pISSN - 0736-0266
DOI - 10.1002/jor.1100100606
Subject(s) - blood flow , diaphysis , tibia , hindlimb , medicine , microsphere , anatomy , surgery , materials science , orthodontics , biomedical engineering , femur , chemical engineering , engineering
The effect of cast immobilization on blood flow to the tibial diaphysis was studied by the microsphere method, both before and after casting of one hindlimb of adult New Zealand White rabbits. Preliminary studies were undertaken to investigate the possibility of the reduction of tibial flow by the microspheres used for the control measurements of blood flow. There were no significant differences in the flows to the tibial diaphysis or skeletal muscle between the immobilized and control limbs after either 1 or 2 weeks. This similarity between control and experimental limbs indicates that immobilization had no major effect on tibial blood flow over and above the systemic effects of the procedure.