Split Thickness Autogenous Transplantation In Dogs
By: Muhammed Shakeel Ejaz
| Asim khalid Mehmood.
Contributor(s): Hamad Bin rashid | Prof.Dr.Nasim | Faculty of Veterinary Sciences.
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BookPublisher: 2008Subject(s): Department of Clinical Medicine & SurgeryDDC classification: 1026,T Dissertation note: The skin is one of the largest body organs and serves as the body's first line of defense. It receives different injuries due to accidents among which, bite wounds are the most common. Dogs and cats have an abundance of loose skin over the trunk area, contrary to this very little loose skin is present over the head and limbs. This poses a difficulty in treating large wounds with first intention healing, resulting into wound complications as contamination, longer duration. high prices and non cosmetic results. In the present project, a graft of skin was taken from the trunk area and sutured on the defect created on the limb. For this fifteen mongrel healthy dogs of either sex were selected and divided into three groups of five animals each as group A, B, and C. In group defect of 3 x 3 sq-cm, in group 'B' defect of 4 x 4 sq-cm and in group C defect of
5 x 5 sq-cm was created and the survival of the grafts on these defects were evaluated. As a control, similar defects were created on contra-lateral limbs of each group and were left to heal by second intention. The results of this study indicate that there is no clinical difference in the survival rate of the three different sizes of the grafts used and the success rate was 80%. Hence they could be easily used in clinical cases with a promising success rate. However; strict post operative management is indicated.
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The skin is one of the largest body organs and serves as the body's first line of defense. It receives different injuries due to accidents among which, bite wounds are the most common. Dogs and cats have an abundance of loose skin over the trunk area, contrary to this very little loose skin is present over the head and limbs. This poses a difficulty in treating large wounds with first intention healing, resulting into wound complications as contamination, longer duration. high prices and non cosmetic results. In the present project, a graft of skin was taken from the trunk area and sutured on the defect created on the limb. For this fifteen mongrel healthy dogs of either sex were selected and divided into three groups of five animals each as group A, B, and C. In group defect of 3 x 3 sq-cm, in group 'B' defect of 4 x 4 sq-cm and in group C defect of
5 x 5 sq-cm was created and the survival of the grafts on these defects were evaluated. As a control, similar defects were created on contra-lateral limbs of each group and were left to heal by second intention. The results of this study indicate that there is no clinical difference in the survival rate of the three different sizes of the grafts used and the success rate was 80%. Hence they could be easily used in clinical cases with a promising success rate. However; strict post operative management is indicated.
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