Experimental wound healing using microamperage electrical stimulation in rabbits.
J Rehabil Res Dev
; 43(2): 219-26, 2006.
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| ID: mdl-16847788
ABSTRACT
We investigated the effects of microamperage electrical stimulation (MES) on the healing of skin incision in rabbits. Thirty male adult rabbits were randomly divided into sham-treated and experimental groups. Each group was divided into three subgroups, based on the duration of experiment (4, 7, and 15 days). A full-thickness incision was made on the skin of each rabbit. The experimental group received an MES of 200 microamperes current intensity for 2 h/day. Morphometrical and biomechanical evaluations were carried out. The mean number of fibroblasts at day 7 and the mean of tensile strength at day 15 were found to be significantly higher for the experimental group than for those in the sham-treated group (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively). Daily application of MES significantly accelerated the wound-healing process of full-thickness incision in the rabbits' skin.
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Assunto principal:
Cicatrização
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Estimulação Elétrica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
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