ABSTRACT
A method is presented that allows noninvasive, direct, and rapid control of the oxygen
supply of the skin, by registration of cutaneous hemoglobin spectra. Axial pattern
flaps, free transfer flaps, and replanted fingers were investigated using this method
intra- and postoperatively. The results showed that with such a control, complications
in the revascularization and healing process can be detected fairly early, so that
therapeutic measures can be taken.
