Contraction and growth of wounds covered by meshed and non-meshed split thickness skin grafts

Full thickness wounds, one on either side of the backs of rabbits, were covered with meshed or non-meshed split thickness skin grafts. The wounds were measured over a 3 month period and the minimum and maximum sizes of the wounds determined as well as the rate of growth. Wounds covered with meshed g...

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Published inBritish journal of plastic surgery Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 478 - 482
Main Authors Petry, Judith J., Wortham, Kathleen A.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.10.1986
Elsevier
Subjects
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Medical sciences
Rabbits
Skin plastic surgery
Skin Transplantation
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Time Factors
Wound Healing
Wounds and Injuries - pathology
Plasty
Vertebrata
Autograft
Skin disease
Mammalia
Skin
Lagomorpha
Experimental surgery
Wound
Contraction
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Summary:Full thickness wounds, one on either side of the backs of rabbits, were covered with meshed or non-meshed split thickness skin grafts. The wounds were measured over a 3 month period and the minimum and maximum sizes of the wounds determined as well as the rate of growth. Wounds covered with meshed grafts contracted to 55% of the original size while those covered with non-meshed grafts contracted to 81.5% (p=<0.0001). The meshed wounds grew to 114.6% of original area and non-meshed grew to 153.3% (p=0.035) after 13 weeks.
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ISSN:0007-1226
1465-3087
DOI:10.1016/0007-1226(86)90117-7