Bioartificial dermal substitute: A preliminary report on its use for the management of complex combat-related soft tissue wounds

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 394-399

  Helgeson, Melvin D ^a   Potter, Benjamin K ^a   Evans, Korboi N ^a   Shawen, Scott B ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast injury; Dermal substitute; Integra; Negative pressure dressing; Split thickness skin graft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SKIN; BATTLE INJURY; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BLAST INJURY; BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TENDON; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

CHONDROITIN SULFATES; COLLAGEN; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMIS; HUMANS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM; WAR; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 34447307134     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318070c028     Document Type: Article

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