Incidence of the concrete scalp deformity associated with deep scalp donor sites and management with the Unna cap

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-144

  Carter, Yvonne M ^a   Summer, Gretchen J ^a   Engrav, Loren H ^a,b   Hansen, Francine L ^a   Costa, Beth A ^a   Matsumura, Hajime ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; DEFORMITY; DONOR SITE; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCALP; SKIN GRAFT; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0033066943     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199903000-00029     Document Type: Article

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