Surgical management of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa with autologous composite cultured skin grafts

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 398-399

  Betsi, Evelyn Evanthia ^a,b   Kalbermatten, Daniel F ^a,b   Raffoul, Wassim ^a,b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COCULTURE; COMPOSITE SKIN GRAFT; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FIBROBLAST; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HAND MALFORMATION; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; KERATINOCYTE; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LETTER; MALE; SPLINTING;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA; HUMANS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 66649083456     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408095879     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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