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  • Title: Evaluation of blood flow within the subchondral bone of the femoral head: use of the laser speckle method at surgery for osteonecrosis.
    Author: Fukuoka S, Hotokebuchi T, Jingushi S, Fujii H, Sugioka Y, Iwamoto Y.
    Journal: J Orthop Res; 1999 Jan; 17(1):80-7. PubMed ID: 10073651.
    Abstract:
    The laser speckle method is a new form of tissue flowmetry that can analyze the interference pattern that appears when tissue is illuminated with a laser beam. During surgery for 100 cases of osteonecrosis of the femoral head, we measured the blood flow within the subchondral bone using this method. We compared the flow maps (two-dimensional distribution of the microcirculation) obtained this way with the necrotic area estimated by the preoperative magnetic resonance images and with the collapse seen during surgery. The laser speckle method was able to distinguish between the ischemic areas and the normal areas in 92 femoral heads, including five hips for which neither the magnetic resonance images nor the collapse observed during surgery demonstrated a distinct margin surrounding the necrotic area. We concluded that the laser speckle method is useful for defining the margin around a necrotic area.
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