Deep ulcer shaving combined with split-skin transplantation in distal calciphylaxis

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-107

  Wollina, Uwe ^a   Helm, Catherine ^a   Hansel, Gesina ^a   Koch, André ^a   Schönlebe, Jaqueline ^a   Haroske, Gunter ^a   Köstler, Erich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calciphylaxis; Pain; Sepsis; Split skin grafting; Ulcer surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; ULCER HEALING;

AGED; CALCIPHYLAXIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43549118618     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734608317891     Document Type: Article

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