Extending the limits of fingertip composite grafting with moist-exposed dressing

International Wound Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-321

  Son, Daegu ^a   Han, Kihwan ^a   Chang, David W ^b  

^a Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite graft; Fingertip; Moist dressing; Replantation

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN;

COMPOSITE GRAFT; FINGER; FINGER AMPUTATION; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MOISTURE; NECROSIS; OINTMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 31144434406     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4801.2005.00153.x     Document Type: Review

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