The histologic host response to liquid silicone injections for prevention of pressure-related ulcers of the foot: A 38-year study

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 550-557

  Wallace, William Dean ^a   Balkin, S W ^b   Kaplan, Leo ^c   Nelson, Scott ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CELL MIGRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT ULCER; GIANT CELL; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPH NODE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SOFT TISSUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 9744283563     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/0940550     Document Type: Article

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