992 Infrared Thermal Imaging in The Diagnosis and Management of Upper Limb Trauma

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العنوان: 992 Infrared Thermal Imaging in The Diagnosis and Management of Upper Limb Trauma
المؤلفون: S Jivan, S Southern, C Liu, F Motiwala
المصدر: British Journal of Surgery. 108
بيانات النشر: Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
مصطلحات موضوعية: medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.anatomical_structure, business.industry, Infrared thermal imaging, Medicine, Upper limb, Surgery, Radiology, business
الوصف: Aim Trauma can affect perfusion and thereby the temperature of the injured area. Infrared thermal imaging (IRT) has been used as a non-invasive, non-ionising means of diagnosing and monitoring various pathologies. We aim to evaluate the role of IRT in upper limb trauma. Method A review of all literature from the Cochrane Database, PubMed, Medline and EMBASE was performed. All papers evaluating infrared thermal imaging in trauma of the upper limb were included. Exclusion criteria included animal or cadaveric studies, and studies not measuring outcomes related to thermal imaging. Results Six papers were included from a total of 149 papers. There were five observational studies (with limited population numbers) and one case report. Four studies (N = 217) identified significantly higher skin temperatures in fractured limbs compared to non-injured side (p ≤ 0.05). Two studies included follow-ups with skin temperature differences between injured and non-injured sides decreasing over time, consistent with fracture healing times (approximately 3-4 weeks for paediatrics and 6 weeks for adults). One study (N = 9) identified that the presence of activity-related chronic pain in the hand was consistent with higher mean skin temperatures, even at baseline (p = 0.00000795). Conclusions IRT has been successfully used as a means of diagnosis and monitoring fracture healing in the upper limb. It also shows potential for use in detecting fractures that may not be initially evident on x-ray in the acute setting e.g., scaphoid fractures. Further robust and higher quality studies with larger patient populations are required.
تدمد: 1365-2168
0007-1323
0000-0795
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::0162ecac1a38c91cbe19a9e771c635db
https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab259.709
حقوق: OPEN
رقم الأكسشن: edsair.doi...........0162ecac1a38c91cbe19a9e771c635db
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE
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تدمد:13652168
00071323
00000795