Tie-over bolster dressings may not be necessary to secure small full thickness skin grafts

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1350-1353

  Langtry, J A A ^a   Kirkham, P ^a   Martin, I C ^a   Fordyce, A ^a  

^a SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SUTURE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032417019     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb00013.x     Document Type: Article

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