Biomechanical characteristics investigation on long-term free graft with expanded porcine skin

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 864-869

  Zhang, En ping ^a   Liao, Dong hua ^b   Liu, Ai zhen ^a   Wang, Xiao bing ^a   Li, Xiao yang ^c   Zeng, Yan jun ^c   Wang, Su jie ^d  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d PLASTIC SURGERY HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanical characteristics; Free skin graft; Skin expansion

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; FREE SKIN GRAFT; SKIN EXPANSION;

BIOMATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; MATERIALS TESTING; SKIN; STRAIN; STRESSES;

GRAFTS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SKIN GRAFT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BURNS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 33746932183     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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