Transplantation of chronic wounds with epidermal sheets derived from autologous hair follicles - The Leipzig experience

International Wound Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-232

  Renner, Regina ^a,b   Harth, Wolfgang ^b   Simon, Jan C ^c  

^a Universitätsklinikum ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c VIVANTES HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autologous keratinocyte transplantation; EpiDex ; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ALLEVYN NON ADHESIVE; EPIDEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALNOCTAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; EVALUATION; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; LEG ULCER; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 67650708656     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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