A prospective multicenter study of the efficacy and tolerability of cryopreserved allogenic human keratinocytes to treat venous leg ulcers

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 225-233

  Beele, H ^a   De La Brassine, M ^b   Lambert, J ^c   Suys, E ^d   De Cuyper, C ^e   Decroix, J ^d   Boyden, B ^d   Tobback, L ^f   Hulstaert, F ^f   De Schepper, S ^f   Brissinck, J ^f   Delaey, B ^g   Draye, J P ^g   De Deene, A ^g   De Waele, P ^g   Verbeken, G ^g  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d Box 2 ^*

^e General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

^f INNOGENETICS   (Belgium)

^g Department of Innogenetics   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cryopreserved human keratinocytes; Quality of life; Tissue engineering; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; LEG ULCER; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE RISK; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 28244501854     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734605282999     Document Type: Article

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