Total contact casting combined with human fibroblast-derived dermal tissue in 15 DFU patients

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 236-243

  Kashefsky, H ^a   Marston, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal substitute; Diabetic foot ulcer; Healing rate; Total contact casting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SKIN; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; CASTS, SURGICAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84863604436     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2012.21.5.236     Document Type: Article

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