Laser-Assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography as a Clinical Adjunct for Complex Arthroplasty Soft Tissue Management Decisions

Janse T. Schermerhorn, MD; Sean E. Slaven, MD; John P. Cody, MD; Robert W. Tracey, MD; Ean R. Saberski, MD

doi:10.1016/j.artd.2025.101738

Arthroplasty Today (Jun 2025)

Laser-Assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography as a Clinical Adjunct for Complex Arthroplasty Soft Tissue Management Decisions

Janse T. Schermerhorn, MD,
Sean E. Slaven, MD,
John P. Cody, MD,
Robert W. Tracey, MD,
Ean R. Saberski, MD

Affiliations

Janse T. Schermerhorn, MD: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bethesda, MD, USA; Corresponding author. 1633 N Colonial Terrace, Apt 413, Arlington, VA 22209, USA. Tel.: +1 336 213 5760.
Sean E. Slaven, MD: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bethesda, MD, USA
John P. Cody, MD: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bethesda, MD, USA
Robert W. Tracey, MD: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bethesda, MD, USA
Ean R. Saberski, MD: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bethesda, MD, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101738
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 33
p. 101738

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Soft tissue management is critical to successful perioperative management of total joint arthroplasty patients. Patient medical and surgical history can significantly complicate the soft tissue envelope of a patient undergoing primary or revision arthroplasty. Here we present 2 cases demonstrating the use of Laser-Assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography in evaluating tissue perfusion perioperatively. The information obtained with Laser-Assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography serves as a valuable clinical adjunct for surgeon decision making for total joint arthroplasty soft tissue coverage. This report demonstrates the clinical value of this underutilized tool, in an effort to highlight its effectiveness and potential uses for arthroplasty surgeons.

Published in Arthroplasty Today

ISSN: 2352-3441 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/arthroplasty-today/

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