Comparison of Graft Survival between Fat Harvested from Abdomen and Medial Thigh for Facial Contour Deformity: A Randomised Control Trial

Autor: Muhammad Younas Mehrose, Farrukh Aslam Khalid, Husnain Khan, Shohreh Ahmadi, Muhammad Nasir Saleem, Abdul Malik Mujahid
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP. 29(5)
ISSN: 1681-7168
Popis: OBJECTIVE To compare the graft survival between fat harvested from abdomen and medial thigh for facial contour deformity. STUDY DESIGN Randomised control trial (RCT) . PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Jinnah Burn and Reconstructive Surgery Center, Lahore, from October 2015 to April 2017. METHODOLOGY Patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups. Fat was harvested from medial thigh in Group A and from abdomen in Group B. Outcome was measured in terms of fat survival by comparing mean fat at baseline, first and 12ᵗʰ week. Final fat survival thickness >6.00 mm at 12ᵗʰ week was considered as excellent. ANOVA was used for comparison of mean fat thickness (mm) between the groups, and Chi-square test for outcome and complications among groups with p-value
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