Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1962;44:489-493.
© 1962 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
The Blood Volume in the Lower Extremities
A Technique for Its Determination Utilizing Cr-51 Tagged Red Cells
John P. Adams M.D.1 and
Solomon Albert M.D.1
1 Department of Surgery, Orthopedic, Section, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington
A technique for the determination of the total blood volume in the lower extremities has been presented. The average blood volume of a single normal lower extremity was found to be 9.3 x 100/95 per cent (± 3 per cent) of the total blood volume.