Open AccessThermographic Assessment of Reperfusion Profile Following Using a Tourniquet in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Observational Study
Author(s) -
Mohammed S Alisi,
Jihad Al-Ajlouni,
Mohammed Kareem Ibsais,
Zeinab Obeid,
Yazan Hammad,
Ahmad Alelaumi,
Munther Al-Saber,
Odai Abuasbeh,
Feras Abuhajleh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical devices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1470
DOI - 10.2147/mder.s300726
Subject(s) - tourniquet , medicine , ankle , thermography , skin temperature , surgery , total knee arthroplasty , nuclear medicine , biomedical engineering , infrared , physics , optics
Infrared thermal imaging is a non-invasive technique capable of detecting changes in temperature that could ultimately signify changes in blood supply. Flir One is a smartphone-based thermal camera, working by a downloadable application, capable of detecting the limb temperature through a non-contact method using infrared thermography technology. Using the Flir One camera, we will assess the lower limb reperfusion profile following the tourniquet release post total knee arthroplasty (TKA).