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Determining the neovascularization time of secondary island skin flaps—Experimental investigations in rats

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Using rats, secondary island skin flaps were prepared and the flap neovascularization time from the recipient bed determined. The results were compared with comparable standard island skin flaps on rats. The changes in neovascularization at the fourth and fifth days occur earlier in the secondary island skin flaps. This could not be confirmed statistically.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Numune Community Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    B. Erdogan

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Erdogan, B. Determining the neovascularization time of secondary island skin flaps—Experimental investigations in rats. Eur. J. Plast. Surg. 12, 175–178 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02892685

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