Letter: The influence of different sizes and types of wound fillers on wound contraction and tissue pressure during negative pressure wound therapy

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 656-657

  Kairinos, Nicolas ^a   Hudson, Donald Anthony ^a   Solomons, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; LETTER; MEAT INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PRESSURE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CONTRACTION; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WOUND HEALING;

POLYURETHAN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; POLYURETHANES; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 81155152443     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00825.x     Document Type: Letter

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