Citation

Daniel RK, Ballard PA, Heroux P, Zelt RG, Howard CR. J. Hand Surg. Am. 1988; 13(1): 44-49.

Affiliation

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3351227

Abstract

A reproducible high-voltage electrical injury model was established in the primate using a new approach to energy administration, measurement instrumentation, and data acquisition. Patterns of current repartition and temperature generation were examined in 24 primates. The predominant current load was carried in muscle, which is the tissue group occupying the largest cross-sectional area. Highest temperature values observed were in muscles of small cross-sectional diameter and in tissues of high inherent resistance. Surgeons should be aware of the principles and the pattern of current distribution when performing early debridement and/or definitive coverage procedures.

Language: en