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[The advantage of biological explants in covering donor areas]
Khirurgiia
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
A new method of treating raw donor wounds by biological resurfacing in conjunction with fluid bed is described. The classical method of donor area treatment and the newly developed procedure are comparatively studied. Inferences are reached warranting recommendation of the new approach as a routine method for operative management of patients with extensive burns, and all cases where free skin grafting is used as well.
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