Oxygen levels in claudicating fingers: a 3 year follow-up after replantation.
After successful replantation of amputated digits some patients develop signs and symptoms of claudication. In these replanted claudicating digits the pO2 levels are 20% lower than those found in "control" fingers or in successfully replanted digits which do not demonstrate claudication. These symptoms could be explained theoretically by postulating (i) partial arterial thrombosis and/or (ii) an impaired sympathetic nervous system. Observations on our small series of 10 patients suggest that the first explanation is improbable.
D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood*; D012092:Replantation
D010100:Oxygen