Split-thickness skin grafts and negative-pressure dressings in the treatment of axillary hidradenitis suppurativa

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 507-509

  Hynes, Patrick J ^a   Earley, M J ^a   Lawlor, D ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Axillary skin defect; Hidradenitis suppurativa; Negative pressure dressing; Split thickness skin graft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SKIN DEFECT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0036385230     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2002.3899     Document Type: Article

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