Take of mesh grafts in chronic leg ulcer patients improves by vacuum-assisted closure device;Verbesserte einheilrate von mesh-graft-transplantaten bei patienten mit ulcus cruris durch postoperativen einsatz von vakuumversiegelung

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie, Supplement

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Dissemond, Joachim ^a   Korber A ^a   Grabbe, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic wound; Leg ulcer; Mesh graft; Skin graft; Vacuum assisted closure

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC WOUND; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; POLYVINYLS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL SPONGES; VACUUM; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33646248653     PISSN: 02331616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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