Femoral and Cruciate Blood Flow after Retrograde Femoral Reaming: A Canine Study Using Laser Doppler Flowmetry

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 253-258

  ElMaraghy, A W ^a   Schemitsch, E H ^a,b   Richards, R R ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b 55 Queen Street East ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Cruciate ligaments; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Retrograde femoral reaming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DISEASE MODEL; DOG; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMUR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE LIGAMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT;

EID: 0032061528     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199805000-00007     Document Type: Article

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