Vacuum-assisted closure for management of a traumatic neck wound in a horse

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-33

  Gemeinhardt, K D ^a   Molnar, J A ^b  

^a Latitude 36 Mobile Vet Services   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; Horse; Subatmospheric pressure; VAC; Vacuum; Wound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; HORSE; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NECK INJURY; NONHUMAN; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN INJURY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 13844275233     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2005.tb00331.x     Document Type: Article

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