The adhesive role of platelet offers a new concept in skin flap: Hasnaa A. Abo-Elwafa, Elham O. Hamed, Tarek Abulezz, Samia M Saied. Clinical Pathology Department, Plastic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine Sohag University. The Egyptian Journal of Hematology, Vol (36), No. (1), p67-72, January 2011.
Abstract: by releasing secretory proteins on activation platelets set the pace of wound healing, with their effect remaining long after the clot has been cleared. Aims: to enhance the skin graft healing by placement a supraphysiologic concentration of autologous platelets.
Key words: Platelets, adhesion, plastic surgery.