Rates of skin flap necrosis are increased in fat diabetic rats as compared to normal rat controls

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2014 Oct;67(10):1453-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.05.015. Epub 2014 May 20.

Authors

Ajul Shah¹, Andre Alcon¹, Philipp Metzler¹, Miles J Pfaff¹, Derek M Steinbacher²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, USA.
² Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, USA. Electronic address: Derek.steinbacher@yale.edu.

PMID: 24893895
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.05.015

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Disease Models, Animal*
Humans
Necrosis
Rats
Rats, Zucker
Surgical Flaps / pathology*