Reconstructive

1261) In tissue expanders, the INCREASE in skin surface area when the skin is under constant stress is RELATED to:

A. Visco-elasticity
B. Creep
C. Tension
D. Extensibility
E. Stress relaxation



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1261) B     Creep

Hoffmann J. F.: Tissue Expansion in Reconstruction of the Head and Neck, chapter 55 Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel I.D., editor), Thieme, 2009, pp.745-756

Liang J., Sykes J. M.: Tissue Expanders, chapter 175, Head and Neck Otolaryngology (Bailey, editor), 2014, pp.:2849-2857