Muscle blood flow after amputation with special reference to the influence of osseous plugging of the medullary cavity. Assessed by 133 xenon and histamine. An animal experiment.

The muscle blood flow (MBF) in rabbits subjected to amputation of the crus was assessed by means of 133 Xenon and Histamine. It was shown that after the operation the flow in the amputation stump was initially reduced. MBF in the stump increased more rapidly and stayed at a higher level after closure by myoplasty than after amputation without myoplasty, and it was still further stimulated after osseous plugging of the medullary cavity.