Single-stage Matriderm® and skin grafting as an alternative reconstruction in high-voltage injuries

International Wound Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 385-392

  Ryssel, Henning ^a   Radu, Christian Andreas ^a   Germann, Günter ^b   Otte, Max ^a   Gazyakan, Emre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Ethianum Plastic Surgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burns; Dermal substitution; High voltage injuries; Matriderm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS, ELECTRIC; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77956965942     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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