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Quantification of Strain in a Porcine Model of Skin Expansion Using Multi-View Stereo and Isogeometric Kinematics
Published on: April 16, 2017
[Dynamics of echomorphometric human crural skin characteristics during dosed stretching]
A V Popkov1, L A Grebeniuk, D A Popkov
1Laboratory of Extremities Correction and Elongation, Laboratory of Functional Studies, G.I. Ilisarov Russian Scientific Center Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics, Kurgan.
Abstract:
The dynamics of echo-morphometric parameters of crural skin was studied in patients with congenital shortening of lower extremity in the process of its operative elongation. It is demonstrated that dosed stretch results in increased skin thickness. After the completion of distraction, the skin thickness exceed preoperation levels by 48.7% (in patients aged 5-8 years), 20.9% (in patients aged 10-14 years) and 26.7% (in adults). Skin acoustic density after distraction termination reached the preoperation level in children and adolescents, while it was increased in adults.
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