Incisional vacuum-assisted closure therapy

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 705-709

  Gomoll, Andreas H ^a   Lin, Albert ^a   Harris, Mitchel B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Surgical wound infection; Vacuum assisted closure; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WOUND; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND; WOUND DRESSING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SUCTION; SURGICAL SPONGES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33751055349     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000211159.98239.d2     Document Type: Article

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