Thermoregulatory control after upper extremity replantation.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Four patients with complete forearm amputations between the wrist and elbow were analyzed prospectively to determine the interrelationships of thermoregulation to pain, cold intolerance, arterial integrity, venous competence, motor nerve recovery, sensory nerve recovery, and time. Patients were examined at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after replantation. Vasomotor regulatory capacity was assessed by isolated cold-stress testing. Pain had diminished in all patients by 6 months to 1 year, regardless of other factors. Cold tolerance and normal thermoregulatory response, as indicated by cold-stress test performances, were temporally related to attainment of two-point sensory discrimination (p less than 0.05), or to motor nerve recovery (p less than 0.05), or to both.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Koman, LA; Nunley, JA
Published Date
- July 1986
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 11 / 4
Start / End Page
- 548 - 552
PubMed ID
- 3722769
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0363-5023
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s0363-5023(86)80196-4
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States