A Practical Dressing Method to be Used in Experimental Studies on the Extremities of Rabbits: Scientific Letter

Abstract

abbits' higher sensitivity to infections, stronger muscles and vulnerability to emotional stress require careful and fastidious laboratory practices. Our study consisted of the installment of the Ilizarov fixator on New Zealand white rabbits' tibias and tibia extension via application of Adipose Derived Adult Stem cells (ADAS cells), of which the osteogenic differentiation was applied, to the fracture line. 1,2 We used Ilizarov distractors that were prepared to adjust to rabbit tibia (Figure 1). After a 2 cm incision was made on the anterior tibia, the extensor muscles were exposed and separated from the bone. The exposed bone was cut using a power-operated sur

Autologous rabbit adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells for the treatment of bone injuries with distraction osteogenesis

“…A closed dressing was completed by applying povidone-iodine and mupirocin pomade. To protect the surgical site and distractor, after medical dressing, the right lower extremity of the rabbit was placed into a cotton sack that was developed for this study (29).…”