The effect of graft thickness, donor site and graft bed on graft shrinkage in the hooded rat

摘要: Summary 1.Full thickness homografts of body, tail and ear skin, measured split grafts body were applied to prepared sites on the chests homozygous rats. 2.Grafts deep fascia (as tested with skin grafts), shrank slightly less than panniculus carnosus. 3.The orientation graft did not affect amount shrinkage; but shrinkage was consistently greater in plane dressing tension. 4.Of full grafts, these from most initially then enlarged a final 65 per cent. their original area. Tail about remained constant. Ear after variable shrinkage, its size. 5.With more thickness, thinner initial contraction subsequent enlargement, equal dorsum those ventrum. 6.With skin. 7.It is concluded that nature donor site as well orientation, bed (if mobile) have little or no effect.