Comparison of various methods and materials for treatment of skin laceration by a 3-dimensional measuring technique in a pig experiment

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 566-572

  Zeplin, Philip H ^a   Schmidt, Karsten ^a   Laske, Martin ^a   Ziegler, Ulrich E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 D scanning technique; Skin adhesive; Suture materials; Suture techniques; Topometry

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACERATION; MINIPIG; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN INCISION; SKIN INJURY; SUTURING METHOD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ADHESIVES; ANIMALS; CICATRIX; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LACERATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SOFTWARE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; SWINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34247502691     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000245135.58229.e7     Document Type: Article

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