The Use of Skin Flaps and Grafts for Wound Management in Raptors

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 78-85

  Stroud, Paige K ^a   Amalsadvala, Tannaz ^b   Swaim, Steven F ^b  

^a Advanced Veterinary Hospital   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autograft; Birds; Birds of prey; Extracellular matrix graft; Flap; Raptors; Skin graft

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMPOSITE SKIN GRAFT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; NONHUMAN; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; REVIEW; SKIN AUTOGRAFT; SKIN TENSION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; WOUND CLOSURE;

AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 0344584998     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/1082-6742(2003)017[0078:TUOSFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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