Use of vacuum-assisted closure negative pressure wound therapy in combat-related injuries-literature review

Military Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 173-181

  Hinck, Daniel ^a   Franke, Axel ^b   Gatzka, Friedrich ^a  

^a German Military Hospital Hamburg   (Germany)

^b German Military Hospital Koblenz   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WAR; WOUND HEALING;

HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77949392980     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-09-00075     Document Type: Article

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