Topical negative therapy and vacuum assisted closure: New strategies and devices in surgical reconstruction

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-194

  Giovannini, U M ^a   Settembrini, F ^a   Colonna, M R ^b,d   Teot, L ^c   Giofre C ^b   Amadeo, G ^b   Strano, A ^b   Stagno D'Alcontres, F ^b  

^a SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Reconstructive surgery; Surgery; Topical negative therapy

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CURETTAGE; DECUBITUS; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND FLUID; WOUND HEALING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PRESSURE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33646248277     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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