Temperature Response of Knee Joint Tissues in Postoperative Period in Intraarticular Fractures of Condyles of Tibia

The aim of the investigation is to study the dynamics of temperature response of knee joint tissues after osteosynthesis of intraarticular fractures of condyle of tibia in postoperative period.

Materials and Methods. 34 patients were examined from 2008 till 2011. The patients were divided into several groups according to the type of fracture. Measurements were performed beginning with the 8th week after surgical treatment every month within a year.

Conclusion. Radiometry technique enables to assess vascular metabolic changes in knee joint after surgical treatment, the changes corresponding to morphological changes. When included into diagnostic complex, radiometry enables to obtain certain information about the character of consolidation, reforming process and therefore decreases the number of intermediate X-ray examinations.

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Blinov S.V., Malyshev Е.Е., Kolesov S.N., Malyshev Е.S., Pavlov D.V., Muravina N.L. Temperature Response of Knee Joint Tissues in Postoperative Period in Intraarticular Fractures of Condyles of Tibia. Sovremennye tehnologii v medicine 2011; (4): 177