Failure of buflomedil to improve wound healing in ischaemic skin flaps

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-87

  Quirinia, Anne ^a   Gottrup, Finn ^b   Viidik, Andrus ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Buflomedil; Ischaemia; Isoxsuprine; Skin flaps; Tensile strength; Vasoactive drugs; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUFLOMEDIL; ISOXSUPRINE; PERIPHERAL VASODILATING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKIN FLAP; SKIN NECROSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029996903     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02844319609056388     Document Type: Article

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