Diagnosis of Traumatic Ankle Arthrotomies Using Saline Load Tests, Methylene Blue, and Radiopaque Tracer: A Cadaveric Study

Diagnosis of Traumatic Ankle Arthrotomies Using Saline Load Tests, Methylene Blue, and Radiopaque Tracer: A Cadaveric Study

Background: The objective of this study was to define the volume (mLs) needed for a positive saline load challenge test in anterolateral (AL), anteromedial (AM), posterolateral (PL), or posteromedial (PM) ankle arthrotomy wounds using normal saline (NS) and methylene blue (MB). Another objective was...

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Main Authors: Paul R. Allegra MD, Rafael A. Sanchez MD, Samuel Huntley MD, MPH, Loren Latta PhD, Sohil S. Desai BA, Jonathan Kaplan MD, Amiethab Aiyer MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-03-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420905610

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420905610

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