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KMID : 0358819900170030349
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Journal of Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1990 Volume.17 No. 3 p.349 ~ p.353
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AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF FLAP AND BED INTERACTION
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Abstract
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A flap needs close contact with its bed for optimal flap survival. Using a rat dorsal flap model, flap and bed contact times were varied by use of a sterile polyethylene film. In addition, the flap was modified either by removing the Paniculus Camosus or by converting the distal flap into a full thickness skin graft. Finally, the effect of using a dressing was assessed. Several observations were made and results were as follows;
1) The initial 6 to 12 hrs of a flap´s interaction with bed is critical for optimal survival 2) Removing the Paniculus Carnosus increased flap survival
3) Dressing allowed flaps to better withstand bed deprimution.
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