Surface-Area Increase in Tissue Expansion
| Autor: | J. M. H. M. Borghouts, J. Molenaar, Julien H. A. van Rappard, K. van Doom, G. J. Sonneveld, Raymond E. Shively |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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Tissue expander
Surface (mathematics) Models Anatomic Siloxanes business.industry Body Surface Area Swine medicine.medical_treatment Mechanics Prostheses and Implants In Vitro Techniques Models Theoretical Surgical Flaps In vitro model medicine Animals Polyvinyls Surgery business Tissue expansion Skin |
| Zdroj: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 82:838-839 |
| ISSN: | 0032-1052 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00006534-198811000-00017 |
| Popis: | In this paper, the subject of surface-area gain in tissue expansion is approached from three sides. With the help of a mathematical approach, the theoretical increase in surface area was calculated in relation to the specifications of the expanders. In an in vitro model, these mathematical data were confirmed to be reliable. To determine the real surface-area gain that takes place in vivo, measurements on pigs were performed. It appears that only about 35 percent of the mathematically expected increase in surface area takes place. Moreover, a clear difference was observed between the surface-area gain for the different shapes of tissue expanders. |
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