Negative pressure wound therapy: An adjuvant to surgical reconstruction of large or difficult skin and soft tissue defects

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 406-411

  Lee, Dong Lark ^a   Ryu, An Young ^a   Rhee, Seung Chul ^b  

^a Hanil General Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Negative pressure wound therapy; NPWT; Skin defect; Skin graft; V.A.C.

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; HAND; HUMAN; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; PENIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN SURGERY; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960268595     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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