Guiding sutures to promote optimal contraction of a large surgical defect prior to delayed grafting

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 76-82

  Walling, Hobart W ^a   Sniezek, Patrick J ^a   Friedrichs, Amanda ^a   Christensen, Dane R ^a   Whitaker, Duane C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; CHEMOSURGERY; FACE MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 11844298943     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200501000-00020     Document Type: Article

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