[Experimental study on the problem of wound contraction].
In several wounds primary closure by means of suturing should not be done. An open skin defect mostly heals by wound contraction. The effect of air temperature, infection, and disconnection of edge and bottom of the wound was studied in experiments on rabbitts. The authors found that low temperature slowed down the wound contraction and lengthened the healing period. The disconnection of wound edge and bottom inhibited the contraction, as did an infection. The importance of these findings for clinical practice is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011817:Rabbits; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
Experimentelle Untersuchungen zur Frage der Wundkontraktion.