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Thermographic Mapping of Arterial Perforators in the Leg by Izegaegbe O Obadan; Afieharo I Michael; Ayodele O Iyun; Samuel A Ademola; Olayinka A Olawoye; Rotimi O Aderibigbe; Odunayo M Oluwatosin is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Background: Preoperative localisation of perforators aids in easy intraoperative dissection. Infrared thermography is a simple, safe, and effective tool with a short learning curve that is useful in identifying perforators. It has been found to have a high concordance rate when compared with computed tomography angiography and is useful in identifying arterial perforators in the leg. ## Objectives: To create a thermographic map of arterial perforators in the leg and to determine the correlation between the number of perforators identified and the length of the leg. ## Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The length of the leg was measured and the location of perforators corresponding to the distribution of the anterior tibial, posterior tibial, and peroneal arteries was identified using thermography. The mean number of perforators corresponding to the different surfaces of the leg was noted, this was then correlated with the length of the leg using the Pearson correlation coefficient. ## Results: Using thermography, perforators were identified along a line drawn from the medial malleolus to the medial tibia plateau and from the lateral malleolus t

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Author

Izegaegbe O Obadan; Afieharo I Michael; Ayodele O Iyun; Samuel A Ademola; Olayinka A Olawoye; Rotimi O Aderibigbe; Odunayo M Oluwatosin

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer - Medknow

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)