The effect of vacuum-assisted closure on lymph vessels in chronic wounds

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1068-1075

  Labanaris, Apostolos P ^a   Polykandriotis, Elias ^a   Horch, Raymund E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic wounds; Lymph vessel proliferation; Vacuum assisted closure

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC WOUND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DIABETIC ULCER; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VENOUS STASIS ULCER; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND TRAUMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67650083159     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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