The effect of pre-operative conventional and hyperfractionated radiotherapy schedules on wound healing and tensile strength in rats: An experimental study

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-192

  Ozbek, Nilgum ^a   Guneren, E ^a   Yildiz, L ^a   Meydan, D ^a   Cakir, S ^a   Coskun, M ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Animal model; Hyperfractionated radiotherapy; Tensile strength; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCISION; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; NECK; NONHUMAN; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RANDOMIZATION; RANK SUM TEST; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CICATRIX; DOSE FRACTIONATION; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GRANULATION TISSUE; NECK; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SKIN; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 13344282647     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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