The use of the photoplethysmograph to monitor the training of a cross-leg free flap prior to division.
The cross-leg free flap is an important, although rarely used, option in the reconstruction of lower limb trauma. We report the use of photoplethysmography in the assessment of such a flap's training and the time of pedicle division.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, UK.
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Jones
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Withey
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Grover
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Smith
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology; D017156:Photoplethysmography / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000502:physiology*