Boland R, Adams R
School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia.
J Hand Ther. 1996 Oct-Dec;9(4):349-58. doi: 10.1016/s0894-1130(96)80041-x.
Water displacement methods are commonly used to measure upper limb swelling. The purpose of this study was to improve upon currently used volumetric equipment and methods by developing a volumetric method that would be reliable, accurate, and sensitive to changes in forearm and hand volume of less than 1%. The first two phases involved measuring a sample of inert objects (bottles), and the next two phases involved measuring a sample of forearms and hands across a range of water temperatures. Data confirmed that the volumetric method could be used reliably and accurately to measure bottle volumes and was able to detect a change of 10 mls (< 1%). The method also reliably measured forearm and hand volumes using the same anatomic landmark to reference depth of immersion in all subjects. Water temperatures across the range of 20 to 32 degrees Celsius were not found to affect the volume of segments measured.
水置换法通常用于测量上肢肿胀情况。本研究的目的是通过开发一种可靠、准确且对前臂和手部体积小于1%的变化敏感的容积测量方法，对目前使用的容积测量设备和方法进行改进。前两个阶段涉及测量惰性物体（瓶子）样本，接下来的两个阶段涉及在一系列水温条件下测量前臂和手部样本。数据证实，该容积测量方法可可靠、准确地用于测量瓶子体积，并且能够检测到10毫升（<1%）的变化。该方法还通过在所有受试者中使用相同的解剖标志来参考浸入深度，可靠地测量了前臂和手部体积。未发现温度在20至32摄氏度范围内会影响所测量节段的体积。
