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Table 1 Macroscopic evaluations of the flaps:

From: The study of expanded tri-lobed flap in a rabbit model: possible flap model in ear reconstruction?

Group

Rabbit No:

Post-operative day 7 th

Post-operative day 14 th

Post-operative day 21st

Non-expanded group

1

72 %

60 %

41 % (*)

 

2

45 % (*)

  
 

3

40 % (*)

  
 

4

68 %

63 %

40 % (*)

Expanded group

5

100 %

95 %

95 %

 

6

100 %

100 %

100 %

 

7

100 %

100 %

100 %

 

8

100%

98 %

98 %

  1. Ratios of viable areas of the flaps in post-operative periods. (*) indicates that this rabbit was excluded the study since the necrosed area of the flaps more than 50 % and this flap was not evaluated with scintigraphy.