Photoplanimetric evaluation and impedance measurement of split-thickness skin grafts: A new model for objective wound-healing assessment in clinical trials

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-171

  Hauser, Joerg ^a   Lehnhardt, M ^a   Daigeler, A ^a   Langer, S ^a   Steinau, H U ^a   Vogt, P M ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Impedance; Photoplanimetry; Wound healing assessment

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; CLINICAL EVALUATIONS; CLINICAL TRIALS; IMPEDANCE; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; MAIN PARAMETERS; MESH HOLES; NEW MODELS; NON-INVASIVE; OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS; PHOTOPLANIMETRY; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATIONS; RE-EPITHELIALIZATION; SKIN GRAFTS; THERAPEUTIC AGENTS; WOUND ASSESSMENTS; WOUND-HEALING ASSESSMENT;

PATIENT MONITORING; SKIN;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPITHELIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESH HOLE; MESH SLING; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOPLANIMETRY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REEPITHELIALIZATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; WOUND FLUID; WOUND HEALING;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 65249162244     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2008.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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