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. 1986 Oct;24(5):282-6.
doi: 10.1038/sc.1986.39.

Arteriovenous shunting in quadriplegia

F Van den Hoogen, L A Brawn, S Sherriff, N Watson, J D Ward

Arteriovenous shunting in quadriplegia

F Van den Hoogen et al. Paraplegia. 1986 Oct.

Abstract

Arterio-venous shunting has been demonstrated in the limbs of ten subjects with traumatic quadriplegia, as shown by increased venous oxygen concentration and a Doppler sonogram pattern indicative of continuous forward flow. This phenomenon is similar to that seen in the diabetic neuropathic foot, suggesting that autonomic dysfunction is a major factor in the development of foot ulceration in the quadriplegic and in the diabetic.

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