Treatment of the exposed Achilles tendon using negative pressure wound therapy: A case report

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 167-171

  Heugel, Judson R ^a   Parks, Kare Sias ^a   Christie, Sara S ^a   Pulito, Joseph F ^a   Zegzula, Daniel H ^a   Kemalyan, Nathan A ^a  

^a Oregon Burn Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRESSURE; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TENDON INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VACUUM; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0036109780     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-200205000-00005     Document Type: Article

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