title: A new device for free skin grafting in rats.
abstract: We have employed this device in more than 200 grafting operations with complete success. Its advantage is to avoid the variation of fixing pressure on the grafts that greatly interferes with the experimental results. In addition, this method allows us to inspect the graft during the first week without having to remove the protector each time, which helped us greatly. We have presented a new device for skin grafting in rats that allows us to obtain temporary stabilization and protection of a skin graft. In addition, it allows us to inspect the graft without having to remove the protector.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011482:Protective Devices; D051381:Rats; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014752:Vinyl Chloride
chemical_list: D014752:Vinyl Chloride