Vacuum-sealing fixation of mesh grafts

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 186-190

  Bischoff, Mark ^a   Maier, D ^a   Sarkar, M ^a   Halter, G ^a   Beck, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mesh graft; Vacuum sealing; Wounds

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SEAL; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN INJURY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TISSUE PRESSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VACUUM; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0042065476     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-003-0518-5     Document Type: Article

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