In vivo tissue engineering over wounds with exposed bone and tendon: Autologous dermal grafting and vacuum-assisted closure

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-73

  Kang, Gavin Chun Wui ^a   Por, Yong Chen ^a   Tan, Bien Keem ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

autologous dermis graft; exposed bone; in vivo tissue engineering; joint and tendon; vacuum assisted closure; wound

Indexed keywords

TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMIS; DISLOCATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; METHODOLOGY; OPEN FRACTURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TOE JOINT; TRANSPLANTATION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMIS; DISLOCATIONS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; METATARSAL BONES; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TOE JOINT;

EID: 77954244257     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181a72f77     Document Type: Article

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