Aim: We investigated the effıcacy of topical phenytoin and capsaicin on random pattern dorsal skin flaps in rats.
Material And Method: Twenty one Wistar rats were used in the study. Random-pattern McFarlane dorsal flaps 3 cm x 10 cm were raised in all the rats .
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg
November 2010
Ischaemic preconditioning increases the survival of flaps. Random-pattern McFarlane dorsal flaps were raised in 30 female Wistar rats, which were divided into three groups. An ischaemic conditioning protocol with clamping of the pedicle was used.
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