title: Peroperative flow and pressure measurements in profundaplasty.
abstract: In twelve patients, the fluid resistance across the origin of the profunda femoris artery was assessed by flow and pressure recordings, before reconstructive profundaplasty was performed. There was a considerable range of resistance values obtained and in the eight patients having repeat flow and pressure recordings following the reconstruction in only five patients was there a reduction in the fluid resistance. This suggests that not all atheromatous plaques at the profunda femoris origin produce a blood flow disturbance to warrant profundaplasty, and may explain the variable results reported following this operation.
mesh_terms: D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*