Vacuum-assisted closure for radiation-associated wound complications

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 575-582

  Siegel, Herrick J ^a,c   Long, James L ^a   Watson, Kevin M ^a   Fiveash, John B ^b  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

^b The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation necrosis; Soft tissue sarcoma; Vacuum assisted closure; Wound complication; Wound management

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DESMOID TUMOR; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LIPOSARCOMA; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MYXOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION;

COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36549019021     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20846     Document Type: Article

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