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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1976; 09(01): 17-23
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778299
Review Article

Effect of Zinc Sulfate on Tensile Strength of Incised Wounds: An Experimental Study

M. Gupta
1   Lecturer, Plastic Surgery, S.M.S. Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur
,
S. K. Khanna
2   Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi
,
T. C. Jaint
3   Professor of Surgery, J.L.N. Medical College & Hospital, Ajmer
,
P. Prasad
4   Lecturer, Department of Surgery, J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer
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Summary

To evaluate the effect of oral administration of zinc sulfate on tensile strength of incised wounds experiments were conducted on 50 albino rats. The results have been discussed and the difference between the methodology of the przsent work and the reported literature pointed out.



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