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SUBMITTER: De Silva GS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6129216 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
De Silva Gayan S GS Saffaf Khalid K Sanchez Luis A LA Zayed Mohamed A MA
American journal of surgery 20180519 3
<h4>Background</h4>A large proportion of patients develop poor amputation stump healing. We hypothesize that Laser-Assisted Fluorescent Angiography (LAFA) can predict inadequate tissue perfusion and healing.<h4>Methods</h4>Over an 8-month period we reviewed all patients who underwent lower extremity amputation and LAFA. We evaluated intra-operative LAFA global and segmental stump perfusion, and post-operative modified Bates-Jensen (mBJS) wound healing scores.<h4>Results</h4>In 15 patients, amput ...[more]