Split-thickness skin grafting for lower extremity ulcerations

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-91

  Kirsner, Robert S ^a,b   Eaglstein, William H ^a   Kerdel, Francisco A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; LEG ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN GRAFT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030947965     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1997.tb00666.x     Document Type: Review

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