Factors affecting success of split-thickness skin grafts in the modern burn unit

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 562-568

  Thourani, Vinod H ^a   Ingram, Walter L ^a   Feliciano, David V ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn wounds; Dermis; Fascia; Graft beds; Split thickness skin graft

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRANULATION TISSUE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN GRAFT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BURN UNITS; BURNS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037350753     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000053246.04307.2E     Document Type: Article

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