Effect of application site of low-level laser therapy in random cutaneous flap viability in rats

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 411-416

  Prado, Rodrigo Paschoal ^a   Pinfildi, Carlos Eduardo ^a   Liebano, Richard Eloin ^a   Hochman, Bernardo S ^a   Ferreira, Lydia Masako ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODE LASERS; ENERGY DENSITY; GROUP 4; LASER IRRADIATIONS; LASER THERAPY; LASER TREATMENT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; POST-OPERATIVE DAYS; SKIN FLAP; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; IRRADIATION; LASER SURGERY; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LASERS; POINT GROUPS; RATS; SKIN;

RADIATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; ENERGY; ISCHEMIA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RAT; SKIN FLAP; SKIN NECROSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NECROSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67650922086     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2320     Document Type: Article

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