PubMed · 3969408
Monitoring muscle viability using evoked M waves.
Abstract
The experiments described reveal the direct relationship between blood flow and evoked electrical activity in muscle flaps. It is demonstrated that monitoring of EMWs will detect vascular occlusion to a muscle flap within 1 hour. Detecting failure this soon provides the surgeon an opportunity for reexploration and salvage of a muscle flap before irreversible change has occurred. Correlations with observed muscle contraction and intramuscular temperature changes are also made.
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M C Fasching, A L Van Beek. 1985. Monitoring muscle viability using evoked M waves.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198502000-00013
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