Formaldehyde technique in dimensional stability of free fascia: An animal study

Abstract

By the 5th day, the mean non-formaldehyde-formed graft surface area was 73.51+/-13.43 mm(2) and the mean formaldehyde-formed graft surface area was 83.28+/-10.50 mm(2) respectively. After 5 days there was a mean decrease in surface area of the non-formaldehyde-formed and formaldehyde-formed grafts of 26.49+/-13.43 mm(2) and 16.72+/-10.50 mm(2), respectively. It was found that formaldehyde-formed fascia exhibited significantly superior dimensional stability when compared with non-fixed fascia during the 5 days of the early healing phase (p=0.031).