Patterns of contraction in human full thickness skin grafts

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 397-402

  Stephenson, A J ^a   Griffiths, R W ^a   Hausse Brown, T P La ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomical site; Contraction; Full thickness; Skin grafts

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NOSE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALP; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0034235537     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2000.3335     Document Type: Article

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