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When I had a knee reconstruction (torn ACL, MCL and MMT), I was told that blood gets shunted away from the injured knee, and because of that, I'd feel pain in my knee after a dive. I waited until I was off crutches before diving. I made it back into the water before my surgeon gave me the go-ahead, and I was lucky enough not to experience any problems. ss ss. On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 wgrogan@dc*.ne* wrote: > Sure, > Gas diffusion into tissue is related somewhat to circulation, but mostly related > to diffusion- ie. movement of gas through tissues as opposed to through the > blood supply. Off gassing, although it is also influenced by diffusion, is > more closely reliant on circulation- the ability of the blood to take the excess > gas and microbubbles away from a tissue. So with an area of inflamation like > a recently operated joint, swollen tissues will be slower to off gas and will > be more likely to create bubbles. This is a high protein, low flow area, perfect > for in situ bubble creation. > Wendell > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Wendell Grogan" <wgrogan@dc*.ne*> > > > >> Manos, > >> ...The swelling in the joint will tend on ongas quickly and off gas > >slowly... > > > >Wendell, > > Can you give us a brief explanation of the physiology behind this? > >Thanks, > >C. > > > >Chris Elmore > > > > > > > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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