Buried Chip Skin Grafting in Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcers Following Vacuum-Assisted Wound Bed Preparation: Enhancing a Classic Surgical Tool with Novel Technologies

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 168-171

  Kopp, Jürgen ^a   Kneser, Ulrich ^a   Bach, Alexander D ^a   Horch, Raymund E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

buried chip skin grafting; diabetic foot ulcer; vacuum therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993725035     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734604268092     Document Type: Article

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