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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 .

Intermittent ischaemia of skin flaps shortens time taken to divide pedicles: an experimental study in rats.

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.