Bone-specific kinetic model to quantify periosteal and endosteal blood flow using indocyanine green in fluorescence guided orthopedic surgery

This letter describes a hybrid plug/compartment (HyPC) kinetic model to fit dynamic indocyanine green fluorescence data acquired in a porcine model of long bone traumatic fracture. Parametric images of periosteal blood flow, endosteal blood flow, total bone blood flow and fraction of endosteal-to-periosteal flow were obtained by applying the HyPC model on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Intraoperative discrimination between healthy and damaged bone could facilitate debridement reducing post-operative complications from non-union and infection. The ability to quantify periosteal and endosteal blood flow could inform nail vs. plate-and-screw decisions to avoid further compromising cortical blood supply.