Comparison of skin blood flow between mini- and standard-incision approaches during total hip arthroplasty.
Twenty patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty were randomly allocated to have surgery through a mini incision of < or = 8 cm (mini-incision surgery [MIS] group, n = 10) or a standard incision of 14 cm (standard group, n = 10). A laser Doppler flowmeter was used to measure the intraoperative blood flow of the skin. The measurements were performed at 2 regions, specifically, anterior and posterior regions across the middle points of skin incision. The measurements were taken before making the incision and after implantation. As a control, the skin blood flow over the anterior superior iliac spine was measured. After implantation, mean skin blood flows at both regions in the MIS group were significantly decreased by 32% and 33%. However, the corresponding flows in standard group and control regions were constant during operation.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takahiko
T
Kiyama
Masatoshi
M
Naito
Hiroshi
H
Shitama
Tsuyoshi
T
Shinoda
Akira
A
Maeyama
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*