Detection of wound healing disorders after major amputations by measurements of the microcirculation: A prospective single-center study.
Katharina ZetzmannNikolaos PapatheodorouEva RühlShatlyk YagshyyevBriain HaneyOxana MoosmannYi LiAlexander MeyerFerdinand KnielingChristian-Alexander BehrendtWerner LangUlrich RotherPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2024)
Fluorescence angiography after major lower limb amputations appears to be an option of depicting microperfusion. Especially, the early postoperative detection of reduced perfusion can indicate a subsequent need for revision. Therefore, this method could possibly serve as a tool for intraoperative quality control after major limb amputation.