Biomechanical analysis of the thoracic limb skin in dogs' corpses, in different directions regarding tension lines, aiming the veterinary surgical practice

• Grant number: 16/13846-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2016
• End date: July 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Principal Investigator: Fabrício Singaretti de Oliveira
• Grantee: Alisson Diego Senna Fechis
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Jaboticabal , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Nowadays, it's very important having criteria about the use of animals in research and teaching activities and, consequently, looking for alternative methods to this appliance, without causing any academic or scientific losses. The aim of this study is to check the biomechanical pattern and if there are differences on skin resistance and elasticity in the thoracic limb in two directions regarding tension lines described in literature. This is really important for dieresis and synthesis, because surgeries always start with cutaneous incisions and it is fundamental knowing the resistance and elasticity of the skin to avoid suture dehiscence.