Maggot therapy for wound debridement in a traumatic foot-degloving injury: A case report

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 371-376

  Husain, Zeeshan S ^b   Fallat, Lawrence M ^a,b,c  

^a Oakwood Healthcare System ^*  (United States)

^b Healthcare System   (United States)

^c AMERICAN BOARD OF PODIATRIC SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

degloved; maggot therapy; wound debridement

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROMORPHONE;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; FOOT INJURY; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; MAGGOT THERAPY; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; MOBILIZATION; PAIN; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING AID; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION; ANIMAL; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; DEBRIDEMENT; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; LARVA; MALE; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 1542644668     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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