Five years' experience of the modified Meek technique in the management of extensive burns

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 350-354

  Hsieh, Chun Sheng ^a   Schuong, Jen Yu ^a   Huang, W S ^a   Huang, Ted T ^b  

^a ZUOYING ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Extensive burns; Meek technique; Micro skin graft

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEEK TECHNIQUE; SKIN EXPANSION; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TISSUE EXPANSION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40749095898     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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