title: Animal models of human tissue expansion.
abstract: Although tissue expansion is being used extensively in humans, many fundamental scientific questions remain to be addressed which can best be answered using an animal model. Presently, no single animal has been identified for research of this kind which is comparable both subjectively and objectively to humans. This study evaluates the skin of the rat, guinea pig, pig, and dog and identifies the dog as the best model based on biomechanical and practical considerations.
authors: Department of Surgery, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
authors: T H
authors: TH
authors: Bartell
authors: T A
authors: TA
authors: Mustoe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D004548:Elasticity; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013552:Swine