Microcirculation in hypertrophic burn scars.
Using the technique of capillary microscopy the microcirculation of post burn hypertrophic scars and grafts, at varying stages of maturity, have been documented. Sympathetic innervation of larger vessels beneath and within the scarred tissues could be found only in fully-matured scars, suggesting a link between the processes of scar reinnervation and maturation.
D000320:Adrenergic Fibers / Q000473:pathology; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008833:Microcirculation; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000294:innervation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors