title: Viability of a random pattern dorsal skin flap, in diabetic rats.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluation of the viability of a random pattern dorsal skin flap, in rats with experimentally induced diabetes mellitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty adult, male, Wistar EPM rats were distributed, at random, in two groups: I--Control (flap elevation) and II--Experimental (flap elevation ten days after alloxan induced diabetes).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean areas of necrosis in the different groups were 36.4% (Control) and 52.1% (Experimental).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The random pattern dorsal skin flap was less viable in the diabetic rats.
authors: Plastic Surgery Division, Federal University of São Paulo. fisioeliziane@yahoo.com.br
authors: Eliziane Nitz
authors: EN
authors: de Carvalho
authors: Lydia Masako
authors: LM
authors: Ferreira
authors: Nestor Antônio Schmidt
authors: NA
authors: de Carvalho
authors: Luiz Eduardo Felipe
authors: LE
authors: Alba
authors: Richard Eloin
authors: RE
authors: Liebano
mesh_terms: D000496:Alloxan; D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000473:pathology*; D014022:Tissue Survival / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000496:Alloxan