Preoperative shock wave therapy reduces ischemic necrosis in an epigastric skin flap model

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 682-684

  Reichenberger, Matthias A ^a,b   Germann, Günter ^a,b   Roth, Heinz Jürgen ^c   Meirer, Romed ^d   Engel, Holger ^a,b  

^a BG Trauma Center   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Laboratory Group   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Improving flap survival rate; Ischemic reperfusion injury; Preconditioning; Shock wave therapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; MALE; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION; RAT; SKIN; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NECROSIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RATS; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 74249116568     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31819ae048     Document Type: Article

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