Improved healing with a collagen-alginate dressing in the chemical matricectomy

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 452-456

  Van Gils, Carl C ^d   Roeder, Brett ^d   Chesler, Sanford M ^a,b   Mason, Samuel ^a,c  

^a AMERICAN BOARD OF PODIATRIC SURGERY   (United States)

^b Luke AFB   (United States)

^c CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CAUSTIC AGENT; COLLAGEN; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BANDAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGROWN NAIL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PODIATRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGINATES; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BANDAGES; CAUSTICS; CHILD; COLLAGEN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS, INGROWN; PODIATRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032161042     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-88-9-452     Document Type: Article

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