Single Muscle Fibre Contractility Testing in Rats to Quantify Ischaemic Muscle Damage During Reperfusion Injury.

Objectives: In this study, the aim was to investigate the potential for single muscle fibre contractility (SMFC) testing to detect the extent of reperfusion injury following various reperfusion periods. The hypothesis was that force generated by muscle fibres will correlate inversely with the extent of reperfusion injury.

Methods: Twenty-four Lewis rats were distributed among five groups.