Comparison of contraction rates of epigastric and extended dorsal island skin flaps in rats.

In conclusion, the rat extended dorsal island skin flap is a more reliable model for experimental flap research, which is resistant to contraction, when compared to the epigastric skin flap model. PMID: 30714454 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: J Plast Surg Hand Surg Source Type: research