Correlation between magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology of an amputated forearm after an electrical injury.
Burns
; 24(4): 362-8, 1998 Jun.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9688203
ABSTRACT
A 53-year-old man sustained a 50 Hz, 60 kV electrical injury. The current flowed between his right hand and both feet. There was necrosis of the distal portion of the right forearm, and the fourth and fifth toes on the right foot. The skin on the amputated right upper extremity appeared normal except for an ulcer in the antecubital fossa and some blister scars. However, most of the muscles of the arm at the elbow were necrosed and partially replaced by fatty tissue or fibrosis. These necrotic areas corresponded to minimally increased signal intensities on T1-weighted MRI, and high signal intensities on T2-weighted images. MRI may be employed to predict amputation level after electrical injury.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Quemaduras por Electricidad
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Antebrazo
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Traumatismos del Antebrazo
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Amputación Quirúrgica
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Burns
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón