Hypertrophic sternal scars: Silicone gel sheet versus kenalog injection treatment

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 988-992

  Sproat, Janet E ^a   Dalcin, Arianna ^a   Weitauer, Nancy ^a   Roberts, Robin S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; GEL; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; INJECTION PAIN; MALE; PHARMACEUTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STERNOTOMY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; FEMALE; GELS; HUMAN; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SILICONES; STERNUM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 0026743363     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199212000-00008     Document Type: Article

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