International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 699-704 , July 2010

Comparison of vacuum and conventional wound dressings for full thickness skin grafts in the minipig model

  • S.T. Becker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Stephan T. Becker, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Haus 26, 24105 Kiel, Germany. Tel.: +49 431 597 2821; fax: +49 431 597 4084.
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  • H.-O. Rennekampff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MHH, Hannover, Germany
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  • I. Alkatout

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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  • J. Wiltfang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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  • H. Terheyden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rotes Kreuz Krankenhaus Kassel, Kassel, Germany

,Accepted 16 March 2010.

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PII: S0901-5027(10)00110-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.03.016

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 699-704 , July 2010

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