Tissue engraftment of hypoxic-preconditioned adipose-derived stem cells improves flap viability.
RatIschaemia-reperfusionOther / unspecifiedLewisn = 21 rats in three groupsLocal injection into the distal third of the flap1 x 10^6 cellsAt the time of flap elevation
Model: Ischaemic dorsal surgical skin flap
Hypoxic preconditioned cells significantly improved flap viability at day 7 with more CD31 positive cells, although the authors describe the effects as modest.
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