Pinch grafting of chronic leg ulcers: A retrospective analysis of 104 patients with 169 ulcers

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-40

  Hjerppe, A ^a,b   Sane, M ^b   Huhtala, H ^b   Vaalasti, A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chronic leg ulcers; Compression therapy; Pinch skin grafting; Skin grafting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; LEG ULCER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77950477588     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2010.19.1.46097     Document Type: Article

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