Figure 1
From: Effects of calcitriol on random skin flap survival in rats
Calcitriol improves flap survival area and reduces tissue edema.
(a) Digital photographs show the postoperative flaps of the calcitriol and control groups on Days 3 and 7. (b) Digital photographs show the tissue edema of postoperative flaps of each group on Day 7. (c) Histogram of percentages of survival area in the calcitriol group (70.42 ± 4.16%) and control group (49.20 ± 4.30%). (d) Histogram of percentages of tissue water content: 46.90 ± 5.45% in the calcitriol group and 57.45 ± 3.05% in the control group. Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM, n = 6 per group. **p <0.01, vs. control group.
