Dermal replacement: an update.

E I Helvig

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Dermal replacement: an update.

E I Helvig

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Advances in the availability of products enhancing wound healing are changing current methods of burn care. Use of Integra artificial skin to provide a matrix for the development of a neodermis and other dermal replacement materials offer hope for more rapid wound healing and better functional and cosmetic results.

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E I Helvig. 1997. Dermal replacement: an update.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9386568/

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