The Survival of Free Nonvascularized Bone Grafts in Irradiated Areas by Wrapping in Muscle Flaps
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 74 (6), 783-786
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198412000-00008
Abstract
The concept of vascularizing the bed as opposed to the bone was tested with regard to bone grafting in irradiated areas. Thirteen rabbits underwent cross-transfer of a healthy rib into a bed that received 4500 rads of orthovoltage radiation. Eight of these grafts were wrapped in rotated, nonirradiated latissimus dorsi muscle. At 3 mo. these grafts were evaluated radiologically, grossly and histologically. Seven of eight grafts wrapped in muscle demonstrated evidence of union and survival (88%), whereas only 1 of 5 of those grafts placed directly into the irradiated bed demonstrated union and survival (20%). Statistical analysis showed this to be significant to 97.5%, with a .lambda.2 value of 5.9.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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