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Measurement of femoral head blood flow using electrochemically generated hydrogen gas.
Takefumi Kuroki, Masatoshi Naito, Kosuke Oagata, Masaaki Moriyama
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Abstract
In 26 patients clinical studies of femoral head blood flow were made using electrochemically generated hydrogen gas. Our results showed that in eight patients with undisplaced femoral neck fractures (Garden types I and II), the mean blood flow rate was 226.5ml/104gm/min. On the other hand, in five patients with degenerative arthritis of the hip, the mean blood flow rate was 143.4ml/100gm/min. The mean rate of diffusion in six dead femoral heads was 40.4ml/100gm/min. It was concluded that measurement of blood flow by electrochemically generated hydrogen gas was very useful for such as this type of clinical study.
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