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Amputation stump perfusion is predictive of post-operative necrotic eschar formation

BACKGROUND: A large proportion of patients develop poor amputation stump healing. We hypothesize that Laser-Assisted Fluorescent Angiography (LAFA) can predict inadequate tissue perfusion and healing. METHODS: Over an 8-month period we reviewed all patients who underwent lower extremity amputation a...

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Autores principales: De Silva, Gayan S., Saffaf, Khalid, Sanchez, Luis A., Zayed, Mohamed A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6129216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29789123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.05.007