A pilot study on the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma and debridement for the treatment of nonhealing fistulas in spinal cord-injured patients

Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 123-128

  Biglari, Bahram ^a   Reitzel, Tim ^b   Swing, Tyler ^c   Büchler, Axel ^c   Gerner, Hans Jürgen ^c   Schmidmaier, Gerhard ^c   Moghaddam, Arash ^c  

^a Department of Paraplegiology ^*  (Germany)

^b BG Trauma Center   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Growth factors; Platelet rich plasma; Pressure ulcers; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FISTULA; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FISTULA; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84927137258     PISSN: 15277941     EISSN: 15388654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000459845.95441.1a     Document Type: Article

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