Title: Measurement of femoral head blood flow using electrochemically generated hydrogen gas.
Abstract: In 26 patients clinical studies of femoral head blood flow were made using electrochemically generated hydrogen gas. Our results showed that in eight patients with undisplaced femoral neck fractures (Garden types I and II), the mean blood flow rate was 226.5ml/104gm/min. On the other hand, in five patients with degenerative arthritis of the hip, the mean blood flow rate was 143.4ml/100gm/min. The mean rate of diffusion in six dead femoral heads was 40.4ml/100gm/min. It was concluded that measurement of blood flow by electrochemically generated hydrogen gas was very useful for such as this type of clinical study.