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Chapters
- 00:02Title
- 04:08Surgery
- 05:56Silicone sheeting
- 06:28Isolate vascular supply
- 08:39Administer buprenorphine
- 09:36Perform post-operative LDI scan, Representative results
- 10:06Limitations of this model
Free tissue transfer is widely employed in reconstructive surgery to restore form and function following oncological resection and trauma. Preconditioning this tissue prior to surgery may improve outcome. This article describes an in situ transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap (TRAM) in rats as a means for testing preconditioning strategies.
