Maggot therapy in the treatment of wounds of exposed knee prostheses [3]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 884-886

  Wollina, Uwe ^a   Kinscher, Michael ^a   Fengler, Hartmut ^a  

^a ACADEMIC TEACHING HOSPITAL DRESDEN FRIEDRICHSTADT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBIOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LETTER; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN NECROSIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TISSUE REGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; ANIMALS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIPTERA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LARVA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 27544475016     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02366c.x     Document Type: Letter

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