Microvascular surgery in degloving injuries: an experimental study.
Using an experimental model in the rabbit, the importance of direct cutaneous vessels for skin flap survival in skin avulsion injuries with, and without, a crushing injury has been investigated. The results are presented and possible application to the human situation discussed.
D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D006085:Graft Survival; D008833:Microcirculation; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011817:Rabbits; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery