Retrospective analysis of tissue expansion in reconstructive burn surgery: Evaluation of complication rates

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1113-1118

  Bozkurt, A ^a   Groger, A ^a   O'Dey, D ^a   Vogeler, F ^a   Piatkowski, A ^a   Fuchs, P Ch ^a   Pallua, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burn scarring; Thermal injury; Tissue expansion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; BURN SCAR; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; NECROSIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; TISSUE EXPANSION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE EXPANSION; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54249162862     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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