Endothelial Cell Growth Factor Enhances Musculocutaneous Flap Survival Through the Process of Neovascularization
Pu L, Ahmed S, Thomson J, Reid M, Madsen J, Restifo R. Endothelial Cell Growth Factor Enhances Musculocutaneous Flap Survival Through the Process of Neovascularization. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 1999, 42: 306-312. PMID: 10096623, DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199903000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal intra-arterial injectionIntra-arterial injectionProcess of neovascularizationCell growth factorFlap survivalLocal injectionGroup BRat transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap modelControl groupGrowth factorInferior vascular pedicleIntra-arterial routePostoperative day 7Endothelial cell growth factorMusculocutaneous flap modelSignificant increaseTRAM flapFlap elevationGroup ASurvival areaVascular pedicleGroup CDay 7Flap model