Extracorporal Shock Wave Therapy as a Delay Procedure to Improve Viability of Zone 4 An Experimental Study in a Rat TRAM Flap Model
ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY, vol.77, no.2, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 77 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1097/sap.0000000000000261
- Journal Name: ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Keywords: TRAM flap, radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy, zone 4, skin flap survival, ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR, BREAST RECONSTRUCTION, SURGICAL DELAY, SURVIVAL, NECROSIS, TISSUE, ABDOMINOPLASTY, EXPRESSION, GENE
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to test our hypothesis that pre-operative application of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) as a delay procedure would improve the survival of zone 4 of transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap and reduce the resulting necrotic area.